Beetle of Singapore Archives - Singapore Geographic

Sphinctotropis paviei

vids — Wed, 10 Apr 2024 13:09:03 +0000

Fungus Weevil

Location: Bukit Timah Nature Reserve – March 2024

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Longhorn Beetle – Sclethrus malayanus

vids — Tue, 05 Mar 2024 12:17:36 +0000

Location: Lornie PCN – March 2024

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Fungus Weevil – Acorynus punctatus

vids — Sat, 09 Sep 2023 04:34:31 +0000

Acorynus punctatus
Acorynus is a genus of beetles in Anthribidae Family

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Fungus Weevil – Habrissus ramosus

vids — Sun, 16 Apr 2023 07:29:36 +0000

Habrissus ramosus Frieser, 1997

Location: Thomson Nature Park – March 2023

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Triplatoma – Pleasing Fungus Beetle

vids — Mon, 22 Aug 2022 12:34:50 +0000

Triplatoma – Pleasing Fungus Beetle.
Erotylidae, or the pleasing fungus beetles, is a family of beetles containing over 100 genera. In the present circumscription, it contains 6 tribes and 10 subfamilies. In other words, the narrowly circumscribed Erotylidae correspond to the subfamily Erotylinae in the definition sensu lato. Wikipedia

Location: Windsor Nature Park – August 2022

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Leaf Beetle – Lema quadripunctata

vids — Wed, 22 Jun 2022 12:20:30 +0000

Lema quadripunctata is a species of Beetle from the family of Chrysomelidae

Location: Choa Chu Kang – June 2022

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Tiger Beetle – Neocollyris sp

vids — Sun, 17 Apr 2022 02:22:04 +0000

Neocollyris is a genus of beetles in the subfamily Cicindelinae, in the tribe Collyridini. Wikipedia

Location: Upper Seletar Reservoir – April 2022

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Rhinoceros Beetle

vids — Fri, 01 Apr 2022 13:11:27 +0000

Dynastinae or rhinoceros beetles are a subfamily of the scarab beetle family (Scarabaeidae). Other common names – some for particular groups of rhinoceros beetles – include Hercules beetles, unicorn beetles or horn beetles. Over 1500 species and 225 genera of rhinoceros beetles are known

Rhinoceros beetles are herbivorous insects named for the horn-like projections on and around the males’ heads. Most are black, gray, or greenish in color, and some are covered in soft hairs. Another name given to some of these insects is the Hercules beetle, because they possess a strength of Herculean proportion. Source

Location: Choa Chu Kang – March 2022

Photos below is female Rhinoceros Beetle

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Darkling Beetle – Phymatosoma rufonotatum

vids — Tue, 29 Mar 2022 12:30:42 +0000

Location: Windsor Nature Park – March 2022

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Jewel Beetle – Belionota prasina

vids — Thu, 24 Mar 2022 03:21:50 +0000

Belionota is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, containing the following species: Belionota aenea Deyrolle, 1864 Belionota bicolor Théry, 1926 Belionota bonneuilii Deyrolle, 1864 Belionota … Wikipedia

Location: Windsor Nature Park – March 2022

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