Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Oil Beetle (Meloe proscarabaeus). Powerstock Common, Dorset, England, UK, April.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Widstrand / Spanish oil beetle (Berberomeloe majalis) or 'The Spanish Fly', in Dehesa forests, Campanarios de Azaiba Nature Reserve, Salamanca Region, Castilla y Leon, Spain

Wild Wonders of Europe / Widstrand / Spanish oil beetle (Berberomeloe majalis) or 'The Spanish Fly', in Dehesa forests on French lavender (Lavandula stoechas) in Campanarios de Azaiba Nature Reserve, Salamanca Region, Castilla y Leon, Sp...

Wild Wonders of Europe / Benvie / Male Oil beetle (Meloe proscarabaeus) Queyras Natural Park, France, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Benvie / Male Oil beetle (Meloe proscarabaeus) Queyras Natural Park, France, May 2009

Andy Sands / Oil beetle (Meloe violaceus) feeding on grass, Wales, UK

Andy Sands / Oil beetle (Meloe violaceus) laying eggs in crack in earth, Wales, UK

Andy Sands / Oil beetle (Meloe violaceus) feeding on grass, Wales, UK

Andy Sands / Oil beetle (Meloe violaceus) laying eggs in crack in earth, Wales, UK

Dave Bevan / Oil beetle {Meloe proscarabaeus} Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK

Dave Bevan / Oil beetle {Meloe proscarabaeus} Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Wasp oil beetle (Croscherichia richteri) feeding from desert flower, Al Ansab, Oman

Duncan Usher / Oil Beetle (Meloe proscarabaeus) on moss, United Kingdom

Duncan Mcewan / Oil beetle (Meloe proscarabaeus} Scotland, UK.

PREMAPHOTOS / Jewel beetle {Agelia peteli} mimics Oil beetle {Mylabris oculata} South Africa

Premaphotos / Spanish oil / blister beetle (Berberomeloe majalis) showing warning colouration, Spain

Premaphotos / Oil beetle (Meloe violaceus) female feeding on grass, UK