Wikipedia:WikiProject Beetles

WikiProject Beetles
Male stag beetle (Lucanus cervus); one of the most recognisable beetles.
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WP:COLEOPTERA
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CategoryColeoptera
Portalicon Insects
Wikimedia CommonsCommons:Category:Coleoptera Coleoptera
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Has goals?
  • Expand Wikipedia's coverage of beetles
  • Improve the quality of existing articles
~"If one could conclude as to the nature of the Creator from a study of creation, it would appear that God has an inordinate fondness for stars and beetles."
~ probably J. B. S. Haldane

WikiProject Beetles aims to improve Wikipedia's coverage of Beetles (Coleoptera). With about 400,000 described species, it is the largest of all orders, constituting almost 40% of described insects and 25% of all known animal life-forms. From the world's largest beetle, the Hercules beetle which measures up to 16.7 cm, to the smallest, a featherwing beetle Scydosella musawasensis which may measure as little as 0.325 mm in length, to the colourful Chrysolina cerealis, the familiar Coccinellidae, and the nuisance Colorado potato beetle, there is huge variation in the world of beetles. And with new species being frequently discovered, there is plenty of work to do.

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