John Abbott / Glorious scarab (Chrysina gloriosa) flying, Brewster County, Texas, USA. Controlled conditions. August

Ernie Janes / Common cockchafer beetle (Melolontha melolontha), England, UK. June.

Alex Hyde / Garden chafers (Phyllopertha horticola) mating, Nordtirol, Austrian Alps, July.

Lorraine Bennery / Metallic blue colored beetle (Hoplia coerulea), Loire river, France, July.

John Abbott / Jewel beetle (Chrysina gloriosa) in flight, Jeff Davis County, Texas Controlled conditions. July

John Abbott / Shining leaf chafer (Callistethus marginatus) flying, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, USA Controlled conditions. July

John Abbott / Shining leaf chafer (Callistethus marginatus) flying, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, USA Controlled conditions. July

John Abbott / Grapevine beetle (Pelidnota punctata) flying, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, USA Controlled conditions. June

Laurent Geslin / Garden chafer beetle (Phyllopertha horticola) in urban setting, Strasbourg, France. June 2014.

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

Alan Williams / Garden chafer beetle (Phyllopertha horticola) climbing on vegetation at edge of meadow, Cheshire, UK, June.

Cyril Ruoso / Beetle (Chrysina) digging a hole to lay eggs, Barro Colorado Island, Gatun Lake, Panama Canal, Panama.