Beetles (Coleoptera) belong to the winged insects, whose front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases (elytra).
Except at the poles and in the sea, beetles are found all over the world. There are over 4,200 beetle species in the UK.
See: flea beetle, Common asparagus beetle, asparagus beetle, Beech leaf-miner beetle, Pygmy mangold beetle, Pea leaf weevil, Eurasian strawberry blossom weevil, Colorado potato beetle, Oak jewel beetle, chafer grubs, pea weevil, raspberry beetle, rose chafer, garden chafer, summer chafer, common cockchafer.
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