Beetles

Beetles - Order Coleoptera
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    Net-winged Beetle (Lycidae: Lycinae: possibly genus Calopteron) from Costa Rica. The brick-red coloration serves to warn predators of its toxicity. As a result, other insects like flies, moths, wasps and other beetles have adopted this color scheme in what is known as a mimicry complex.
    Leaf Beetle (Chrysomelidae: Eumolpinae: probably Colaspoides sp.) from Monteverde, Costa Rica.