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Story: Beetles

Contents

  1. Story summary

  2. What is a beetle?

  3. New Zealand’s beetles

  4. Diet and behaviour

  5. Habitats

  6. Beetles and humans

  7. External links and sources

All images and media

From page 1 - What is a beetle?

Flax weevil

Flax weevil

Giraffe weevil

Giraffe weevil

Huhu grub

Huhu grub (1st of 2)

Huhu beetle

Huhu beetle (2nd of 2)

Life cycle of the darkling beetle

Life cycle of the darkling beetle

From page 2 - New Zealand’s beetles

Weevil

Weevil (1st of 3)

Ground beetle

Ground beetle (2nd of 3)

Rove beetle

Rove beetle (3rd of 3)

Ground beetle distribution

Ground beetle distribution

Flat beetle

Flat beetle (1st of 3)

Coxella weevil

Coxella weevil (2nd of 3)

Bounty Islands ground beetle

Bounty Islands ground beetle (3rd of 3)

Carrion beetle

Carrion beetle

From page 3 - Diet and behaviour

House borer

House borer

Larva for lunch

Larva for lunch

Tiger beetle

Tiger beetle

Longhorn beetle

Longhorn beetle

From page 4 - Habitats

Seaweed darkling beetle

Seaweed darkling beetle

Diving beetle

Diving beetle

Pintail beetle

Pintail beetle

Moehau stag beetle

Moehau stag beetle

Speargrass weevil

Speargrass weevil

From page 5 - Beetles and humans

Cook Strait click beetle

Cook Strait click beetle

Forest remnants

Forest remnants

Cromwell chafer beetle

Cromwell chafer beetle (1st of 2)

Cromwell Chafer Reserve

Cromwell Chafer Reserve (2nd of 2)

Grass grubs and beetle

Grass grubs and beetle (1st of 2)

Grass killed by grass grubs

Grass killed by grass grubs (2nd of 2)

Ragwort

Ragwort

How to cite this page:

John Marris, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/beetles/media (accessed 3 July 2022)

Story by John Marris, published 24 Sep 2007

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