Beetles

Beetle (Crepidodera fulvicornis) Lochinver breakwater. Photo D.Haines

Bee Beetle (Trichius fasciatus) on creeping thistle, Achmelvich bridge. Photo G.Richards

Bee beetle (Trichius fasciatus) and Common red soldier beetles (Rhagonycha fulva) on Creeping Thistle (Cirsium arvense), near Achmelvich bridge. Photo D.Haines

Bee beetle (Trichius fasciatus) near Rhicarn. Photo D.Haines

Burying Beetle (Nicrophorus investigator) Clachtoll. Photo T.Williams

Carrion Beetle (Oiceoptoma thoracicum) Brackloch. Photo D.Haines

Carrion beetle (Oiceoptoma thoracicum) Little Assynt. Photo D.Haines

Carrion Beetle (Oiceoptoma thoracicum) Lochinver garden. Photo R.Robertson

Mating Carrion Beetle (Oiceoptoma thoracicum) 'Glen Road'. Photo D.Haines

Click Beetle (Ctenicera cuprea) in Clachtoll garden. Photo A.Cook

Male click beetle male (Ctenicera cuprea) on plantain sp. Old road Little Assynt. Photo D.Haines

Clown beetle (Margarinotus striola) Nedd. Photo I.Evans.

Dytiscus beetle larva praying on frog tadpole Torbreck garden pond. Photo G.Richards

Dor beetle (Trypocopris vernalis) river bank, River Kirkaig. Photo D.Haines

Dung Beetle (Anoplotrupes stercorosus) nr Oldany. Photo D.Haines

Dung Beetle (Anoplotrupes stercorosus) near Culkein Drumbeg. Photo D.Haines

Dung Beetle (Geotrupes stercorarius) near Oldany estuary. Photo I.Evans

Dung beetle (Nimbus contaminatus) on car Culkein Drumbeg. Photo D.Haines

Ground Beetle (Carabus clatratus) Traligill. Photo D.Clark

Ground beetle (Carabus clatratus) nr Lochinver Primary School. Photo G.Smith

Ground Beetle (Carabus glabratus) Traligill. Photo D.Clark

Ground Beetle (Carabus glabratus) with meal of Dung Beetle (Anoplotrupes stercorosus) Culkein Drumbeg. Photo D.Haines

Ground Beetle (Pterostichus cupreus) Torbreck. Photo G.Richards

Bronze Ground-beetle (Carabus nemoralis) Badnaban. Photo L.Pearce

Smooth Ground-beetle (Carabus oeocarabus) near Bone Caves car park. Photo L.Pearce

Violet ground beetle (Carabus problematicus), Clachtoll. Photo CADL

Ground beetle (Carabus problematicus) nr Loch Cul Fraoich. Photo C.Cant

Hairy Rove Beetle (Creophilus maxillosus) Port Alltan na Bradhan. Photo D.Haines

Leaf Beetle (Chrysolina staphylaea) Culkein Drumbeg. Photo D.Haines

Two-banded Longhorn Beetle (Rhagium bifasciatum), Nedd. Photo S.Taylor

Longhorn beetle (Rhagium mordax) Glencanisp. Photo A.Haines

Large Longhorn Beetle (Rhagium mordax). Photo M.Snowdon

Longhorn Beetle (Leptura quadrifasciata) Badnaban. Photo D.Bird

Two-banded longhorn beetle (Rhagium bifasciatum) Lochinver. Photo G.Smith

Oil Beetles (Meloe violaceus), mating on hydro track to Loch Poll. Photo D.Haines

Oil Beetle - female (Meloe violaceus) Torgawn NC2132. Photo D.O'Driscoll

Male Oil Beetle (Meloe violaceus) near Culkein Drumbeg. Photo D.Haines

Orchid Beetle (Dascillus cervinus) on Guelder Rose, Torbreck. Photo G.Richards

Pollen Beetle (Brachypterus urticae) on Common Nettle, Clachtoll. Photo D.Haines

Common Sexton Beetle (Nicrophorus vespilloides), Lochinver. Photo M.Anderson

Red soldier beetle (Rhagonycha fulva) mating pair, Torbreck. Photo G.Richards

Common Red Soldier Beetle (Rhagonycha fulva), Clachtoll. Photo C.Leeson

Common Red Soldier Beetle (Rhagonycha fulva), Achnacarnin. Photo M.Anderson

Common Red Soldier Beetle (Rhagonycha fulva), Clachtoll. Photo C.Leeson

Common red soldier beetles (Rhagonycha fulva) mating on Creeping Thistle (Cirsium arvense) Culkein Drumbeg. Photo D.Haines

Soldier Beetle (Podabrus alpinus) Lochinver. Photo D.Haines

Larva of Thistle Tortoise Beetle (Cassida rubiginosa), disused quarry, old road Little Assynt. Photo D.Haines

Green Tiger Beetle (Cicindela campestris) between River Inver and Glencanisp. Photo D.Haines

Green Tiger Beetle (Cicindela campestris) Little Assynt, All Abilities Path. Photo D.Haines

Water beetle female (Agabus sp.) Achmelvich beach. Photo D.Haines

Garden Chafer (Phyllopertha horticola) east of Stoer Cemetery. Photo D.Haines

Garden Chafer (Phyllopertha horticola) banking, River Kirkaig. Photo D.Haines

Larch Ladybird (Aphidecta obliterata) Culkein Stoer. Photo D.Haines

Larch Ladybird (Aphidecta obliterata) Culkein Stoer. Photo D.Haines

Orange Ladybird (Halyzia sedecimguttata) Culag Woods. Photo S.Matheson

Seven-spot Ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata) Stoer Lighthouse. Photo D.Haines

Seven-spot ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata) Torbreck. Photo J.Wright

10-spot Ladybird (Adalia decempunctata) Stoerhead Lighthouse. Photo S.Pearce

Black Marram Weevil (Otiorhynchus atroapterus) feeding on Marsh Horsetail (Equisetum palustre) Culkein Stoer. Photo D.Haines

Black Marram Weevil (Otiorhynchus atroapterus) feeding on Marsh Horsetail (Equisetum palustre) Culkein Stoer. Photo D.Haines