British Beetles Identification

The British Beetles Identification page on Wild About Britain can be used to help you identify species of Beetles found in the UK.

However, if they all look the same, or you need some help in identifying a particular species, click here to post a question in our forum, where some of our really helpful members should be able to help.

Soldier Beetle Cantharis rustica	False Ladybird Endomychus coccineus	Mint Leaf Beetle Chrysolina menthastri	Diurnal ground beetle Asaphidion curtum
Poplar Leaf Beetle Chrysomela populi	Sulphur beetle Cteniopus sulphureus	Bloody-Nosed Beetle Timarcha tenebricosa	Burying Beetle Nicrophorus investigator
Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris	Black-spotted Longhorn Beetle Rhagium mordax	Tortoise Beetle Cassida rubiginosa	Rhinoceros Beetle Sinodendron cylindricum
Longhorn Beetle Stenocorus meridianus	Ground Beetle Ocys harpaloides	Snail Beetle (Red Form) silpha atrata	Click Beetle Athous haemorrhoidalis
Darkling beetle Lagria hirta	Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva	Longhorn Beetle Stictoleptura rubra	Longhorn Beetle Stenurella melanura
Two-banded Longhorn Beetle Rhagium bifasciatum	Wasp Beetle Clytus arietis	Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus	Great Diving Beetle Dytiscus marginalis
Tortoise Beetle Cassida vibex	Tanner Beetle Prionus coriarius	Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus	Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni
Thick-Legged Flower Beetle Oedemera nobilis	Ground Beetle Pterostichus madidus	Longhorn Beetle Strangalia maculata	Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Capricorn Beetle Cerambyx cerdo	Longhorn beetle Grammoptera ruficornis	Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus	Green Dock leaf beetle Gastrophysa viridula
Common ground beetle Nebria brevicollis	Dor beetle Geotrupes stercorarius	Green Tortoise Beetle Cassida viridis	Asparagus Beetle Crioceris asparagi
Lily Beetle Lilioceris lilii (family Chrysomelidae)	Oil Beetle Meloe proscarabaeus	Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus	Melyrid Beetle Anthocomus rufus
Malachite Beetle Malachius bipustulatus	Musk Beetle Aromia moschata