In the Loire Valley there are two striking checkered beetles that look very similar and are quite commonly encountered during the summer. B...

There are three species of leaf rolling weevil that you may encounter in the Touraine Loire Valley. Hazel Leaf Rolling Weevil Apoderus c...

Cardinal Beetles are a small family of bright scarlet beetles. The larvae are rather flattened and live under bark, predating other insects....

Scientific Name: Clytra arietis (Cerambycidae). English Name: Wasp Beetle (Longhorn beetle family). French Name: 5 Key Chara...

Scientific Name: Meloe violaceus (Meloidae). English Name: Violet Oil Beetle. French Name: Le Méloé violet (='violet oil bee...

There are several hundred species of Ground Beetle in Europe and most of them are black. A few species are metallic. They are nocturnal, alt...

Scientific Name: Timarcha tenebricosa (Chrysomelidae). English Name: Bloody-nosed Beetle. French Name: Le Crache-sang (='th...

Throughout France there is a network of variously named public rights of way. One of the most frequently encountered by walkers is the chemi...

Scientific Name: Chlorophorus glabromaculatus Cerambycidae ('chlorophorus' = wearing yellowy-green; 'glabromaculatus' = ...

Scientific Name: Stictoleptura cordigera (subfamily Lepturinae, family Cerambycidae). English Name: No vernacular name (a flower lo...

Scientific Name: Lampyris noctiluca (Lampyridae). English Name: Eurasian Glow-worm (Firefly family). French Name: Le Lampyre (=...

Gardens are increasingly important as habitat, particularly when a string of gardens join together, effectively becoming a single site. With...

Chafers are part of the very large scarab family of beetles (Scarabaeidae). Chafers can be distinguished by their short elytra (wing cases) ...