Insects

Insects do appear in Castlevania games, but are relatively rare.

Percy Pincher is a scarab beetle inhabiting quick sand areas in the Egyptian desert found in Boku Dracula-Kun. If Kid Dracula falls into the quicksand above it, it will leap up and try to bite him.

The Underground Gallery in Castlevania: Circle of the Moon is infested with a variety of insects and other twisted lifeforms. The Death Mantis is a giant preying mantis. Killer Bees are dangerous enemies that can strike quickly from large distances. King Moth is a giant moth that sprinkles poisonous dust below it.

In Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin, Killer Bees are large purple insects with human skulls for heads. They swarm around Bee hives and will attack with deadly stingers if any heroes get near them or rattle the Bee hive.

Insects are sometimes part of the attack of a boss associated with the insect. Flies and maggots coming from the rotting flesh of the giants Beelzebub's (the "Lord of the Flies") and the Forgotten One are hazards in these boss battles.