Beetle Larva

A great copyright free drawing of a beetle larva of the Photuris genus of fireflies. We all know what lightening bugs look like as adults, now you can use this image of a lightening bug larva to add a bit of conversation and interest to your next art, craft, scrapbooking, or web design project.

This vintage drawing is over 130 years old. It was included in A.S. Packard, Jr.’s 1873 book Our Common Insects.

Beetle Larva

This image is copyright free and in the public domain anywhere that extends copyrights 70 years after death or at least 120 years after publication when the original illustrator is unknown.