Alex Hyde / Green Dock Beetle (Gastrophysa viridula) female with huge abdomen swollen with eggs. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. May.

Cyril Ruoso / Leaf Beetle (Chrysomelidae), Pacaya Samiria National Park, Peru

Nick Upton / Bloody-nosed beetles (Timarcha tenebricosa) mating on a grass stem in a chalk grassland meadow, Wiltshire, UK, April.

Chien Lee / Leaf Beetle (Trichochrysea hirta) at night, Kubah National Park, Borneo, Malaysia

Andy Sands / Flower beetle (Cryptocephalus sericeus) feeding on flower of Buttercup (Ranunculus sp) England, UK, Captive.

Stephen Dalton / Leaf beetle (Chrysolina sp) on leaf, UK

Mark Moffett / Leaf Beetle (Chrysomelidae) portrait, South Africa

Nigel Cattlin / Metallic green flea beetle (Altica sp), two walking one behind the other up stem. Berkshire, England, UK. April.

Nigel Cattlin / Metallic green flea beetle (Altica sp), two walking one behind the other up stem. Berkshire, England, UK. April.

Nigel Cattlin / Metallic green flea beetle (Altica sp) walking down stem. Berkshire, England, UK. April.

Nigel Cattlin / Flea beetle (Phyllotreta sp) and feeding damage on Lilacflower (Aubrieta sp). Cultivated in garden, Berkshire, England, UK. April.

Nigel Cattlin / Flea beetle (Phyllotreta nigripes) on Sweet alyssum (Lobularia maritima) leaf. Berkshire, England, UK. August.