ARKive - Noble chafer - Gnorimus nobilis- species related by group

Species that have a similar taxonomy to the Noble chafer (Gnorimus nobilis)

Hermit beetle (Osmoderma eremita)
The hermit beetle (Osmoderma eremita) has a classic beetle shape and is large with glossy, dark brown elytra. The males have a pronounced... More 1 Image 0 videos
Common cockchafer (Melolontha melolontha)
This common, large beetle often crashes into lighted windows at night during early summer. It is a familiar beetle that belongs to the same... More 12 Images 0 videos
Cromwell chafer (Prodontria lewisi)
The Cromwell chafer is a Critically Endangered beetle found at just one site in Cromwell, New Zealand. It is a flightless beetle that... More 1 Image 0 videos
Elephant beetle (Megasoma elephas)
One of the giants of the insect world, the elephant beetle (Megasoma elephas) is a large and distinctive tropical beetle with a long... More 11 Images 0 videos
Dung beetle (Scarabaeus cristatus)
Information on the dung beetle is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 1 Image 0 videos
Elegant rhinoceros beetle (Oryctes elegans)
Information on the elegant rhinoceros beetle is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 3 Images 0 videos
Water beetle (Graphoderus bilineatus)
Information on Graphoderus bilineatus is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 5 Images 0 videos
Dor beetle (Geotrupes stercorarius)
The dor beetle, for many people, is the archetypal ‘beetle’. It has the classic beetle shape and colouration, being oval in shape with a... More 14 Images 0 videos
Pitt Island longhorn beetle (Xylotoles costatus)
Information on the Pitt Island longhorn beetle (Xylotoles costatus) is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 1 Image 0 videos
Meladema (Meladema lanio)
Information on Meladema lanio is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 2 Images 0 videos
Crotchiella (Crotchiella brachyptera)
Information on Crotchiella brachyptera is currently being researched and written and will appear here... More 1 Image 0 videos
Rack beetle (Tentyrina palmeri)
Information on the rack beetle is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 1 Image 0 videos
Ground beetle (Dromius sigma)
Ground beetles belonging to the genus Dromius are typically elongate, flattened beetles. Dromius sigma has a black head, and pale brown wing... More 2 Images 0 videos
Water beetle (Laccophilus poecilus)
This attractive little water beetle has a pattern of pale markings on its wing cases. It was previously known at under three different... More 3 Images 0 videos
Ground beetle (Bembidion nigropiceum)
Unlike many members of the Bembidion genus, the largest genus of ground beetles in Britain, this blackish ground beetle does not have a... More 1 Image 1 Video
Soldier beetle (Rhagonycha fulva)
This soldier beetle called the ‘bloodsucker’ in some areas because of its bright red colouration. It is the most common soldier beetle in... More 6 Images 2 Videos
Diving beetle (Agabus brunneus)
This chocolate-brown beetle has no common English name. It is difficult to distinguish from a number of similar species, needing the close... More 7 Images 0 videos
Hairy click beetle (Synaptus filiformis)
This click beetle is blackish in colour, and covered in small, greyish fine hairs. The sides of the thorax are wavy, and the antennae and... More 3 Images 0 videos
Cardinal click beetle (Ampedus cardinalis)
The cardinal click beetle (Ampedus cardinalis) has russet-red wing cases (elytra), a shiny black thorax and a covering of fine... More 4 Images 0 videos
Ground beetle (Bembidion testaceum)
Bembidion testaceum is a predatory ground beetle that is very similar in appearances to other related Bembidion species. This is a genus of... More 1 Image 0 videos
Death watch beetle (Xestobium rufovillosum)
The larvae of the common death watch beetle (Xestobium rufovillosum) are notorious pests of furniture and structural timbers in... More 4 Images 3 Videos
Stag beetle (Lucanus cervus)
The stag beetle (Lucanus cervus) is arguably the most spectacular looking beetle in Britain; the male looks like something from a... More 20 Images 3 Videos
Longhorn beetle (Jebusaea hammerschmidti)
Jebusaea hammerschmidti is a member of the Cerambycidae family, also known as the longhorn beetles or longicorns, which are characterised by... More 1 Image 0 videos
Reed beetle (Donacia aquatica)
This is a spectacularly coloured beetle, having a metallic blue sheen over its whole body, and rainbow-like stripes down each wing case. The... More 2 Images 0 videos
Rose chafer (Cetonia aurata)
This beautiful iridescent beetle can occur in a variety of colours; the wingcases or elytra are typically bright green, but they may be... More 8 Images 2 Videos
Green tiger beetle (Cicindela campestris)
This species is the commonest British tiger beetle. All tiger beetles are long-legged and fast-running. When disturbed they make fast... More 16 Images 4 Videos
Ten-spotted pot beetle (Cryptocephalus decemmaculatus)
The ten-spotted pot beetle has the typical 'beetle' shape and comes in two colour forms: one is almost pure shining black; the other is... More 7 Images 0 videos
Long-horned beetle (Macrodontia cervicornis)
The largest and most widespread of the longhorn beetles, this gigantic species is instantly recognisable for its striking patterning and... More 3 Images 0 videos
Carabid beetle (Carabus olympiae)
A large, colourful beetle, Carabus olympiae is unusual in being endemic to just one small area of the Italian Alps. As in other ground... More 8 Images 0 videos
Crucifix ground beetle (Panagaeus crux-major)
This rare beetle is largely black and very bristly. In shape, it has a characteristic bug-eyed appearance and a broad thorax. The English... More 4 Images 0 videos

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