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

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

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

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.

Pete Oxford / Precious metal beetle (Pelidnota sumptuosa) Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest, Ecuador. South America

MYN / Edwin Brosens / Garden Chafers (Phyllopertha horticola) mating, Oude Buische Heide Nature Reserve, Achtmaal, Netherlands. May. meetyourneighbours.net project

Claudio Contreras / Precious metal scarab beetle (Pelidnota strigosa) on leaf. El Cielo Biosphere Reserve, Mexico.