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Beetles
The most comprehensive digital collection of World beetles — curated by collectors, for collectors and naturalists worldwide.
Beetle Families
Explore 50 catalogued families across the African continent
Goliathus
Goliathus Beetles
Mecynorhina
Mecynorhina Goliathus Beetles
Goliathini
Goliathus Beetles
Eudicella
Megalorrhina & Others
Neptunides
Cetnoniinae
Stephanorrhina
Stephanorrhina & Others
Pachnoda
Cetoniinae
The Ant Cetoniinae
The Ant Cetoniinae
Cet.Madagascar
Cetoniinae Madagascar
Trichiinae
Flower Beetles
Rutelinae
Leaf Beetles
Buprestidae Julodis
Julodis Sternocera
Beetle World Map
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of the World
The most comprehensive digital collection of African Coleoptera — curated by field collectors and naturalists across the continent.
Lepidochora eberlanzi.
Tenebrionidae
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Browse 50 catalogued families with over 956 specimens
26 specimens
Goliathus
Goliathus Beetles
34 specimens
Mecynorhina
Mecynorhina Goliathus Beetles
39 specimens
Goliathini
Goliathus Beetles
40 specimens
Eudicella
Megalorrhina & Others
27 specimens
Neptunides
Cetnoniinae
8 specimens
Stephanorrhina
Stephanorrhina & Others
Interactive Specimen Map
956 specimens mapped across Africa and the world
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Beetle Heritage
The most comprehensive digital collection of African Coleoptera curated by collectors and naturalists.
Beetle Families
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Goliathus
Goliathus Beetles
Mecynorhina
Mecynorhina Beetles
Goliathini
Goliathini Beetles
Eudicella
Eudicella Beetles
Neptunides
Neptunides Beetles
Stephanorrhina
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Foam Grasshopper
Orthoptera
Lady Bird sp.
Other Insect Families
Coccinellidae sp.
Other Insect Families
Sternocerna orissa orissa. Buquet.
Buprestidae-1Specimen Map
956+ specimens mapped across AfricaAbout the Collection
Curated by Colin R. OwenColin R. Owen grew up in mission stations across Northern and Southern Rhodesia. His passion for African beetles began in childhood and has resulted in decades of fieldwork and collecting across the continent.
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