@beetlesofafrica
Beetles of Africa is a dedicated digital archive celebrating the remarkable diversity of African Coleoptera. Curated by collector and naturalist Colin R. Owen, the collection reflects decades of fieldwork, observation, and passion for beetles across Africa.
Nobody warns you that a beetle can make a better entrance than a peacock. Yet it happens every day across Africa's forests and savannas, when a green-and-white creature as long as a thumb drops onto a blossom and starts…
Ask a new collector what family a beetle belongs to, and the honest answer is often a guess. That's not a knock on anyone.Beetle taxonomy for collectors can feel intimidating at first, mostly because the sheer scale of …
