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 / Glow Worm (Lampyris noctiluca) female glowing after dark. Hertfordshire, England, Uk, July.

Paul Hobson / Harlequin Ladybird (Harmonia axyridis) melanic form, on turning leaf. Sheffield, October.

Nick Garbutt / Adult Violin Beetle (Mormolyce borneensis) on decaying leaf on the rain forest floor. Near Ginseng Camp in the heart of Maliau Basin - Sabah's 'Lost World'. Maliau Basin, Borneo.

Alex Hyde / Giraffe necked weevil {Trachelophorus giraffa} male on leaf of host plant (Dichaetanthera cordifolia) tropical rainforest, Mantadia NP, Madagascar

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

Alex Hyde / Rosemary beetle (Chrysolina americana) on white background.

Stephen Dalton / Seven spot ladybird {Coccinella septempunctata} drinking from water on leaf, UK

Wild Wonders of Europe / Benvie / Leaf beetle (Clytra sp) Huelva, Spain, April 2009. WWE OUTDOOR EXHIBITION.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Giesbers / Two banded longhorn beetle (Rhagium bifasciatum) on leaf, Liechtenstein, June 2009

Kim Taylor / Cylindrical leaf beetle (Cryptocephalus hypochaeridis) portrait, Surrey, England

Inaki Relanzon / Male (right) and female Giraffe necked weevils (Trachelophorus giraffa) on leaf, Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar

Jose B. Ruiz / Colorado potato beetle {Leptinotarsa decemlineata}

Pete Oxford / Giraffe Weevil (Trachelophorus giraffa) only the males have this extraordinary neck like a mechanical digger, females are more modestly proportioned, Analamazoatra Special Reserve or Perinet, Madagasc...

Pete Oxford / Rainforest beetle on leaf, Amazon Ecuador

Hans Christoph Kappel / Common cockchafer (Maybug) feeding on oak leaf, Germany

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

Mitsuhiko Imamori / Japanese Firefly (Luciola cruciata) on blade of plant leaf, Shiga, Japan

Rod Williams / Flea beetles (Altica sp,) males competing to mate with female Sutcliffe Park Nature Reserve, Eltham, London, England, UK. May.

Rod Williams / Flea beetles (Altica sp,) mating pair, Sutcliffe Park Nature Reserve, Eltham, London, England, UK. May.

Rod Williams / Willow leaf beetles (Lochmaea caprea) mating pair Sutcliffe Park Nature Reserve, Eltham, London, May.

Piotr Naskrecki / Leaf Beetle (Eugenysa colombiana), Costa Rica

Joao Burini / Tortoise beetles (Cassidinae sp) larvae feeding on fungus, Intervales State Park, Sao Paulo, Atlantic Forest South-East Reserves, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Brazil.

Chien Lee / Leaf Beetle (Chrysomelidae) pupae, Sumaco Napo-Galeras National Park, Napo, Ecuador

Paul Bertner / Leaf Beetle (Chrysomelidae), Udzungwa Mountains National Park, Tanzania

Paul Bertner / Leaf Beetle (Chrysomelidae), Udzungwa Mountains National Park, Tanzania

Paul Bertner / Leaf Beetle (Chrysomelidae), Udzungwa Mountains National Park, Tanzania

Paul Bertner / Leaf Beetle (Chrysomelidae), Udzungwa Mountains National Park, Tanzania

Paul Bertner / Leaf Beetle (Chrysomelidae), Marojejy National Park, Madagascar

Paul Bertner / Tortoise Beetle (Acromis sparsa), Hitoy Cerere Biological Reserve, Costa Rica

Paul Bertner / Leaf Beetle (Chrysomelidae) larva with old moults, Rwanda

Paul Bertner / Leaf Beetle (Chrysomelidae) pair mating, Udzungwa Mountains National Park, Tanzania

Paul Bertner / Leaf Beetle (Chrysomelidae), photographed under UV light, Udzungwa Mountains National Park, Tanzania

Paul Bertner / Leaf Beetle (Chrysomelidae), Udzungwa Mountains National Park, Tanzania

Paul Bertner / Leaf Rolling Weevil (Trachelophorus sp), Antananarivo, Madagascar

Paul Bertner / Leaf Beetle (Chrysomelidae), Danum Valley Conservation Area, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia

Rod Williams / Leaf beetles (Cryptocephalus aureolus) mating pair Hutchinson's Bank, New Addington, London, England, UK. May.

Ingo Arndt / Roller Weevil (Attelabidae) rolled leaf with larva inside, Arfak Mountains, West Papua, Indonesia.

Kim Taylor / Asparagus beetles (Crioceris asparagi) with eggs. Surrey, England, UK, May.

Lorraine Bennery / Beetles (Exosoma lusitanicum) two pairs mating, Plaine des Maures National Natural Reserve, France, April.

Laurent Geslin / Fruit beetle (Pachnoda) on leaf, with African elephant (Loxonta africana) in distance, Masai Mara, Kenya.

Andres M. Dominguez / Alpine longhorn beetle (Rosalia alpina) a rare and protected longhorn beetle living on rotten chestnut tree trunks, Cantabria, Spain, August

MYN / Javier Aznar / Beetle (Chrysomelidae) Santa Lucia, Ecuador. Meetyourneighbours.net project

Pascal Pittorino / Weevil beetles (Lixus angustatus) mating on a leaf, Var, Provence, France, April

Chris Mattison / Iridescent flower beetles (Chrysomelidae) Sabah, Borneo.

Sean Crane / Four O'clock Moth (Dysphania fenestrata) caterpillar on a leaf, Queensland, Australia

Chien Lee / Attelabid Beetle (Cynotrachelus flavotuberosus), Danum Valley Field Centre, Borneo, Malaysia

Solvin Zankl / Birch leaf-roller beetles (Deporaus betulae) rolling leaf, Niedersachsische Elbtalaue Biosphere Reserve, Lower Saxonian Elbe Valley, Germany, June (sequence 4/6)

Solvin Zankl / Birch leaf-roller beetles (Deporaus betulae) rolling leaf, Niedersachsische Elbtalaue Biosphere Reserve, Lower Saxonian Elbe Valley, Germany, June (sequence 3/6)

Solvin Zankl / Birch leaf-roller beetles (Deporaus betulae) rolling leaf, Niedersachsische Elbtalaue Biosphere Reserve, Lower Saxonian Elbe Valley, Germany, June (sequence 6/6)

Solvin Zankl / Birch leaf-roller beetles (Deporaus betulae) rolling leaf, Niedersachsische Elbtalaue Biosphere Reserve, Lower Saxonian Elbe Valley, Germany, June (sequence 5/6)

Paul Harcourt Davies / Lily beetles (Lilioceris lilii) mating on hybrid orchid, Ophrys lacaitae x Ophrys holoseria ssp gracilis, in woodland, near San Marco in Lamis, Puglia, Italy, May.

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

Gary K. Smith / Common asparagus beetle (Crioceris asparagi) infestation of adult beetles on tip of edible Asparagus, Norfolk, England, UK, June.

Thomas Marent / Colorado Potato Beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata) adult and larva, Switzerland

Thomas Marent / Leaf Beetle (Oreina cacaliae), Switzerland

Thomas Marent / Saturniid Moth (Rhodinia fugax) female camouflaged on leaf litter, Qinling Mountains, Shaanxi, China

MYN / Joris van Alphen / Chrysomelid beetle (Haplosonyx monticola) Crocker Range, Borneo, Malaysia. Meetyourneighbours.net project

Cyril Ruoso / Emperor Moth (Pavonia pavonia) caterpillar crawling on leaf, Bourgogne, France

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Endemic Giraffe beetle (Attelabidae sp) Gaoligongshan NP, Yunnan province, China

Paul Harcourt Davies / Weevil (Rhynchites auratus) on leaf, Orvieto, Umbria, Italy, April

Paul Harcourt Davies / Spotted asparagus beetle (Crioceris duodecimpunctata) Tarquinia, Lazio, Italy, September

Paul Harcourt Davies / Wasp Beetle (Clytus arietus) a wasp mimic found on tree trunks in sunny places, on oak leaf, in garden, near Orvieto, Italy, May

Paul Harcourt Davies / Leaf Beetle (Cryptocephalus hypochaerides) highly metallic beetles on leaves, Garagano, Puglia, Italy, May

Paul Harcourt Davies / Leaf Beetle (Cryptocephalus hypochaerides) highly metallic beetle often on flower heads. Garagano, Puglia, Italy, May

MYN / Paul Marcellini / Geiger Tortoise Beetle (Eurypepla calochroma floridensis), Miami, Florida. meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / John Tiddy / Tortoise Beetle (Chrysomelidae) taking off Victoria, Australia, November. meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / John Tiddy / Tortoise Beetle (Chrysomelidae), Victoria, Australia. meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / John Tiddy / Tortoise Beetle (Chrysomelidae), Victoria, Australia, January. meetyourneighbours.net project

Nick Upton / Larvae of Bloody-nosed beetle (Timarcha tenebricosa) about to pupate on its food plant Goose grass / Cleavers (Galium aparine) on fringe of chalk grassland meadow, Wiltshire, UK, May.

Nick Upton / Lesser Bloody-nosed beetles (Timarcha goettigensis) mating, chalk grassland meadow, Wiltshire, UK, April.

Nick Upton / Lesser Bloody-nosed Beetle (Timarcha goettingensis) on a dead plant stem in a chalk grassland meadow, Wiltshire, UK, March.

Nick Upton / Spotted longhorn beetle (Rutpela maculata / Strangalia maculata) resting on a leaf in a woodland clearing, Wiltshire, UK, June.

Alex Hyde / Giraffe Necked Weevil (Trachelophorus giraffa) male on leaf of Dichaetanthera cordifolia. Tropical rainforest, Mantadia National Park, Madagascar.

Alex Hyde / Giraffe Necked Weevil (Trachelophorus giraffa) male on leaf of Dichaetanthera cordifolia. Tropical rainforest, Mantadia National Park, Madagascar.

Andy Sands / Red longhorn beetle (Stictoleptura rubra) Male resting on leaf, West Sussex, England, UK, August

Doug Wechsler / Locust borer (Megacyllene robiniae) on Goldenrod (Solidago) leaf, Pennsylvania, USA, September.

Ingo Arndt / Leaf Beetle (Ischnocodia annulus) with aposematic coloration, Costa Rica

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

MYN / Matt Cole / Seven Spot Ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata) with wing-case open, taking off from a Daffodil leaf. Suburban garden, Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire, UK, March. meetyourneighbours.net project

Nick Upton / 2020VISION / Red-headed Cardinal Beetle (Pyrochroa serraticornis) standing on a leaf in woodland, found during Bioblitz survey at Arnos Vale Cemetery, Bristol, UK, May 2012

Colin Varndell / Cardinal Beetle (Pyrochroa coccinea) on stinging nettle leaf. Dorset, UK, May.

MYN / Seth Patterson / Anacua tortoise beetle (Coptocycla texana) Sabal Palm Sanctuary, Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, USA, September. meetyourneighbours.net project

Pete Oxford / Firefly (Lampyridae) larva camouflaged on leaf, Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Large-horned Bruchid (Megacerus jasoni), Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest, Ecuador

MYN / Niall Benvie / Tortoise beetle (Cassida sp) Arnos Vale Cemetery, Bristol, UK May 2012 BioBlitz, meetyourneighbours.net project

Colin Varndell / Nettle weevil (Phyllobius pomaceus) on Stinging nettle leaf (Urtica dioica), Dorset, UK May 2012

Pete Oxford / Leaf Beetle (Discomorpha sp), Yasuni National Park, Amazon, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Saturniid Moth (Saturniidae) in leaf litter, Yasuni National Park, Amazon, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Looper Moth (Cimicodes albicosta) camouflaged in leaf litter, Yasuni National Park, Amazon, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Saturniid Moth (Oxytenis sp) camouflaged in leaf litter, Yasuni National Park, Amazon, Ecuador

Niall Benvie / Composite of insects, arachnids and plants found on the Arnos Vale BioBlitz, Bristol, UK, June 2012 meetyourneighbours.net project. Orange ladybird (Halyzia sedecimguttata), Ivy (Hedera helix), Green...

Nick Upton / Four-spotted leaf beetle / Ant bag beetle (Clytra laeviuscula) a parasite of wood ant nests, resting on a grass seedhead, Julian Alps, Slovenia, July