Oil Beetle Collection

Wheelwright (engraving)
2802012 Wheelwright (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wheelwright. Illustration for An Illustrated Vocabulary For The Use Of The Deaf And Dumb (SPCK)

Plate 43: Beetles and Insects, c. 1575/1580. Creator: Joris Hoefnagel
Plate 43: Beetles and Insects, c. 1575/1580

Plate 66: Two Oil Beetles, a Longhorn Beetle, and Four Other Insects, c. 1575/1580. Creator: Joris Hoefnagel
Plate 66: Two Oil Beetles, a Longhorn Beetle, and Four Other Insects, c. 1575/1580

Black oil beetle (Meloe proscarabaeus) male on grass stem in sand dunes, Gower, Wales, UK, February. Focus stacked image

Scaraboeus beetle, female (engraving)
3635062 Scaraboeus beetle, female (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scaraboeus beetle, female. Illustration for Cassells Pictorial Scrap Book (1889)

Hercules beetle, Dynastes hercules, perched on a rock. 1807 (aquatint)
7237476 Hercules beetle, Dynastes hercules, perched on a rock. 1807 (aquatint) by Daniell, William (1769-1837); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hercules beetle, Dynastes hercules, perched on a rock)

Royal goliath beetle, Goliathus regius. 1800 (engraving)
7235351 Royal goliath beetle, Goliathus regius.1800 (engraving) by Drury, Dru (1725-1804); Private Collection; (add.info.: Royal goliath beetle, Goliathus regius. Elephant dung beetle)

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Cerf-volant; Stag-beetle; Hirschkafer (engraving)
7195245 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Cerf-volant; Stag-beetle; Hirschkafer (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cerf-volant; Stag-beetle; Hirschkafer)

Johnnys nightmare (engraving)
7192139 Johnnys nightmare (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Johnnys nightmare)

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Scarabee; Beetle; Kafer (engraving)
7197501 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Scarabee; Beetle; Kafer (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scarabee; Beetle; Kafer)

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Escarbot; Black-beetle; Stutzkafer (engraving)
7195894 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Escarbot; Black-beetle; Stutzkafer (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Escarbot; Black-beetle; Stutzkafer)

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Dytique; Water-beetle; Schwimmkafer (engraving)
7195783 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Dytique; Water-beetle; Schwimmkafer (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dytique; Water-beetle; Schwimmkafer)

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Carabe dore; Golden beetle; Goldlaufkafer (engraving)
7195180 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Carabe dore; Golden beetle; Goldlaufkafer (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Carabe dore; Golden beetle; Goldlaufkafer)

Huge violet ground beetles, Carabus scabrosus
6338815 Huge violet ground beetles, Carabus scabrosus by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: Huge violet ground beetles, Carabus scabrosus. Procere Scabreus, Procere d Olivier)

Orders of Insects
6338813 Orders of Insects by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: Orders of Insects. Centipede, bristletail, louse, flea, beetle, cricket, shield bug, green lacewing, wasp, rhipipter)

Darwins beetle, Grants stag beetle or the Chilean stag beetle, Chiasognathus grantii 1, and European stag beetle
6337470 Darwins beetle, Grants stag beetle or the Chilean stag beetle, Chiasognathus grantii 1, and European stag beetle, Lucanus cervus 2 by English School

Atlas beetle, Chalcosoma atlas (Scarabaeus atlas)
6337465 Atlas beetle, Chalcosoma atlas (Scarabaeus atlas) by English School, (19th century); (add.info.: Atlas beetle, Chalcosoma atlas (Scarabaeus atlas)

Sacred scarab beetle, Scarabaeus sacer 1, dung beetles, Onthophagus nuchicornis 2, Coprophanaeus lancifer 3
6337462 Sacred scarab beetle, Scarabaeus sacer 1, dung beetles, Onthophagus nuchicornis 2, Coprophanaeus lancifer 3, Sulcophanaeus carnifex 4, and earth-boring dung beetle

Burying beetle, Nicrophorus humator 1, carrion beetles, Necrodes littoralis 2, Dendroxena quadrimaculata 3
6337461 Burying beetle, Nicrophorus humator 1, carrion beetles, Necrodes littoralis 2, Dendroxena quadrimaculata 3, carpet beetle, Anthrenus scrophulariae 4

Leaf beetles: Alurnus marginatus 1, Eumolpus curpreus 2, Chrysolina cerealis 3, dead-nettle leaf beetle
6337218 Leaf beetles: Alurnus marginatus 1, Eumolpus curpreus 2, Chrysolina cerealis 3, dead-nettle leaf beetle, Chrysolina fastuosa 4

Orthomegas cinnamomeus Prionus corticinus 1, and Batus barbicornis, Lophonocerus barbicornis 2
6337214 Orthomegas cinnamomeus Prionus corticinus 1, and Batus barbicornis, Lophonocerus barbicornis 2 by English School, (19th century); (add.info.: Orthomegas cinnamomeus Prionus corticinus 1)

Plate from The Young Beetle-Collectors Handbook (chromolitho)
3643619 Plate from The Young Beetle-Collectors Handbook (chromolitho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Plate from The Young Beetle-Collectors Handbook (chromolitho)
3643617 Plate from The Young Beetle-Collectors Handbook (chromolitho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Wanderings of the Beetle (colour litho)
1045089 The Wanderings of the Beetle (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Wanderings of the Beetle)

Insects (chromolitho)
972420 Insects (chromolitho) by Andre, Richard (1834-1907); Private Collection; (add.info.: Insects. Illustration for Dream of the Zoo (Perry & Co, c 1880).); © Look and Learn

Insects
LLM462368 Insects by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Insects. Illustration for Cassells Natural History (1884).); © Look and Learn

Insects (chromolitho)
3104676 Insects (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Insects. Victorian scrap.); Look and Learn / Valerie Jackson Harris Collection

Red-backed Shrike
LLM339479 Red-backed Shrike by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Red-backed Shrike. Familiar Wild Birds by W Swaysland (Cassell, c 1900).); © Look and Learn

Black Throated Warbler, illustration from A History of the Birds of Europe Not Observed in the British Isles by Charles
LLM339148 Black Throated Warbler, illustration from A History of the Birds of Europe Not Observed in the British Isles by Charles Robert Bree (1811-86)

Weevils: Attelabus longicollis 1, Attelabus gemmatus 2, Attelabus ruficollis 3, Byctiscus populi 4
6337472 Weevils: Attelabus longicollis 1, Attelabus gemmatus 2, Attelabus ruficollis 3, Byctiscus populi 4, Rhycnhites pubescens 5, and Rhynchites collaris 6 by English School

Cissites maculata 1, variegated oil beetle, Meloe variegatus 2, Spanish fly, Lytta vesicatoria 3
6337471 Cissites maculata 1, variegated oil beetle, Meloe variegatus 2, Spanish fly, Lytta vesicatoria 3, and Nuttalls blister beetle, Lytta nuttalli 4 by English School

Title page with vignette of jewel beetle, Chrysochroa fulminans, and patch-winged diamond beetle, Curculio splendens
6337219 Title page with vignette of jewel beetle, Chrysochroa fulminans, and patch-winged diamond beetle, Curculio splendens by Lizars

Leaf beetles: Cyrtonota sexpustulata 1, Lachnaia hirta 2, Chlamys monstrosa 3, Doryphora tessellata 4
6337216 Leaf beetles: Cyrtonota sexpustulata 1, Lachnaia hirta 2, Chlamys monstrosa 3, Doryphora tessellata 4, Erotylus histrio 5 and Spheniscus erotyloides 6 by English School

Harlequin beetle, Acrocinus longimanus 1, and flat-faced longhorn beetle, Taeniotes subocellatus 2
6337211 Harlequin beetle, Acrocinus longimanus 1, and flat-faced longhorn beetle, Taeniotes subocellatus 2 by English School, (19th century); (add.info.: Harlequin beetle, Acrocinus longimanus 1)

Protecting apple trees from attack by caterpillars in an orchard in the Netherlands (chromolitho)
6033214 Protecting apple trees from attack by caterpillars in an orchard in the Netherlands (chromolitho) by European School

The Owl, the Beetle, and Cock Robin
LLM455006 The Owl, the Beetle, and Cock Robin by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Owl, the Beetle, and Cock Robin)

Prickly pear (Cactus Nopal) and Cochineal Beetle (chromolitho)
735415 Prickly pear (Cactus Nopal) and Cochineal Beetle (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Prickly pear (Cactus Nopal) and Cochineal Beetle

Dangerous animals (colour litho)
2795429 Dangerous animals (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dangerous animals)

Plate from The Young Beetle-Collectors Handbook (chromolitho)
3643629 Plate from The Young Beetle-Collectors Handbook (chromolitho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Plate from The Young Beetle-Collectors Handbook (chromolitho)
3643621 Plate from The Young Beetle-Collectors Handbook (chromolitho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Melon, 1833-39 (coloured engraving)
999391 Melon, 1833-39 (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Dictionnaire pittoresque d histoire naturelle et des phenomAnes de la natureA, 1833-39)

Curtis British Entomology Plate 279
Coleoptera: Meloe brevicollis (Short-necked Oil-beetle) [Plant: Helianthemum nummularium (Cistus helianthemum, Dwarf Cistus)] Date: 1824-39

Cornflower and beetle (chromolitho)
968710 Cornflower and beetle (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cornflower and beetle)

Harvesting walnuts in Bosnia (chromolitho)
6033217 Harvesting walnuts in Bosnia (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Harvesting walnuts in Bosnia)

Group of Idols (engraving)
5218389 Group of Idols (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Group of Idols. Illustration for Cassells Illustrated Family Bible Superior Edition (Cassell)

The Insect: The Insect, the Agent of Nature (engraving)
6028696 The Insect: The Insect, the Agent of Nature (engraving) by Giacomelli, Hector (1822-1904); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Insect, the Agent of Nature)

Bluethroat, Luscinia svecica
6338157 Bluethroat, Luscinia svecica by Edwards, George (1694-1773) (after); (add.info.: Bluethroat, Luscinia svecica. Blue-throated redstart)

Weevils: Brentus ancharago 1, Rhina barbirostris 2, Curculio cuviera 3, Eupholus geoffroyi 4
6337473 Weevils: Brentus ancharago 1, Rhina barbirostris 2, Curculio cuviera 3, Eupholus geoffroyi 4, Larinus ursus 5 and Curculio sphacelatus 6 by English School

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The oil beetle, also known as the black oil beetle (Meloe proscarabaeus), is a fascinating insect that can be found in various habitats across the world. One captivating image depicts a Wheelwright engraving showcasing the intricate details of this unique creature. In another snapshot, we see a male black oil beetle perched on a grass stem amidst sand dunes in Gower, Wales. Its glossy exoskeleton glistens under the sunlight, making it an awe-inspiring sight to behold. Moving on to other species of beetles, an aquatint from 1807 captures the majestic Hercules beetle, Dynastes hercules. This colossal insect stands proudly on a rock, displaying its impressive size and strength. Another engraving showcases the royal goliath beetle, Goliathus regius. The intricate patterns on its wings are beautifully depicted in this artwork from 1800. It serves as a reminder of nature's incredible diversity and artistry. Le Vocabulaire Illustre provides us with glimpses into different types of beetles such as stag-beetle or cerf-volant and scarabee or kafer through their engravings. These illustrations highlight the distinct characteristics and features that make each species unique. One particularly intriguing engraving titled "Johnnys nightmare" piques our curiosity about what kind of encounter Johnny had with these remarkable creatures. Perhaps it was an unforgettable experience that left him both fascinated and terrified by their presence. Lastly, Le Vocabulaire Illustre presents us with engravings depicting various beetles like escarbot or black-beetle; stutzkafer or stag-beetle; dytique or water-beetle; and carabe dore or golden beetle - each representing different aspects of beauty within nature's vast tapestry.