Carabid Beetles and Cicadas

Flower Tumbling Beetle probably genus Mordella that I found on the Goldenrod outside our house.

I really like this guy, I think he’s cute.  I don’t know what he is though.

Some really big Weevils along side some beautiful Jewel Beetles.

Shiny Carabid Beetles!

This Stag Beetle looks plastic.

“Hey Andrea! I was in Germany recently and with the warm weather came heaps of lady bugs. I found this one inside, and I’ve never seen anything like it. Is it a lady bug even?”- endsintheocean

This is definitely a Lady Bug Beetle.  It looks quite like Exochomus 4-pustulatus, the 4 spot Pine Ladybird.  But it also could be a color morph of a Twice Stabbed Ladybird as well or the Four Spotted Lady Beetle, Brachiacantha sp..  Lady Bugs can be quite confusing because there is variation among individuals of a species.  Plus, I’m not very familiar with European species.  He’s quite cute and I bet every bit as beneficial as our American species!