Traverse Taxonomy Hierarchy

This search allows you to traverse the World Field Guide's taxonomy hierarchy.
Click a thumbnail or common/scientific name to go to the next lower level.
Click a higher level taxonomy category to go up the hierarchy.
(Note: Taxonomy is ever evolving and in some instances may differ from the taxonomic systems used here.)

Kingdom   ANIMAL   (ANIMALIA)
Phylum   JOINTED LEGGED ANIMALS   (ARTHROPODA)
Class   INSECTS   (INSECTA)
Order   BEETLES   (COLEOPTERA)
Family   BEETLES - SCARABS - PART   (SCARABAEIDAE - RUTELINAE)
Subfamily   BEETLES - SCARABS - PLUSIOTUS AND MACRASPIS   (RUTELINI)
Species 
Common name:
Scientific name: CHASMODIA SPECIES
Common name:
Scientific name: CHLOROTA SPECIES
Common name:
Scientific name: CHRYSINA MACROPUS
Common name:
Scientific name: CHRYSOPHORA CHRYSOCHLOA
Common name:
Scientific name: COTALPA AURESCENS
Common name:
Scientific name: COTALPA LANIGERA
Common name:
Scientific name: COTALPA LANIGERA TAU
Common name:
Scientific name: HETEROSTERNUS RODRIGUEZI
Common name:
Scientific name: LAGOCHILE SPECIES
Common name:
Scientific name: MACRASPIS CLAVATA
Common name:
Scientific name: MACRASPIS DICHROA
Common name:
Scientific name: MACRASPIS LUCIDA
Common name:
Scientific name: MACRASPIS LUCIDA
Common name:
Scientific name: MACRASPIS MIXTUS
Common name:
Scientific name: MACRASPIS PANTOCHLORIS
Common name:
Scientific name: MACRASPIS RUFONITIDA
Common name:
Scientific name: MACRASPIS SPECIES BLACK
Common name:
Scientific name: MACROPOIDES CRASSIPES
Common name:
Scientific name: PELIDNOTA AERUGINOSA
Common name:
Scientific name: PELIDNOTA AURIERA
Common name:
Scientific name: PELIDNOTA CYANIPES
Common name:
Scientific name: PELIDNOTA FULVIPENNIS
Common name:
Scientific name: PELIDNOTA GRANULATA ?
Common name:
Scientific name: PELIDNOTA KIRBYI
Common name:
Scientific name: PELIDNOTA LAEVISSIMA
Common name:
Scientific name: PELIDNOTA LITURELLA
Common name:
Scientific name: PELIDNOTA LUGUBRIS
Common name:
Scientific name: PELIDNOTA NOTATA
Common name:
Scientific name: PELIDNOTA PRASINA
Common name:
Scientific name: PELIDNOTA PULCHELLA
Common name:
Scientific name: PELIDNOTA PUNCTATA
Common name:
Scientific name: PELIDNOTA PUNCTULATA
Common name:
Scientific name: PELIDNOTA STRIGOSA
Common name:
Scientific name: PELIDNOTA SUMPTUOSA
Common name:
Scientific name: PELIDNOTA UNICOLOR
Common name:
Scientific name: PLUSIOTUS ADELAIDA
Common name:
Scientific name: PLUSIOTUS AURORA
Common name:
Scientific name: PLUSIOTUS ARGENTEOLA
Common name:
Scientific name: PLUSIOTUS BADENI
Common name:
Scientific name: PLUSIOTUS BATESI
Common name:
Scientific name: PLUSIOTUS BATESI BOUCARDI
Common name:
Scientific name: PLUSIOTUS BEYERI
Common name:
Scientific name: PLUSIOTUS BOUCARDI SALLE
Common name:
Scientific name: PLUSIOTUS CHALCOTHEA
Common name:
Scientific name: PLUSIOTUS CHRYSARGYREA
Common name:
Scientific name: PLUSIOTUS CHRYSOPEDILA
Common name:
Scientific name: PLUSIOTUS COSTATA
Common name:
Scientific name: PLUSIOTUS GLORIOSA
Common name:
Scientific name: PLUSIOTUS LECONTEI
Common name:
Scientific name: PLUSIOTUS MARGINATA
Common name:
Scientific name: PLUSIOTUS RESPLENDENS
Common name:
Scientific name: PLUSIOTUS SALLEI
Common name:
Scientific name: PLUSIOTUS VICTORINUS
Common name:
Scientific name: PLUSIOTUS WOODI
Common name:
Scientific name: RUTELA HISTRIO
Common name:
Scientific name: RUTELA LAETA
Common name:
Scientific name: RUTELA LINEOLA
Common name:
Scientific name: THYRIDIUM SPECIES #1
Common name:
Scientific name: THYRIDIUM SPECIES #2