Morpho cypris is an all together separate species from this. This one is a subspecies name of rhetenor although I have also seen augustinae also used as a subspecies of rhetenor as well... Most people accept that augustinae Le Cerf, 1925 is the valid name for this subspecies of M. rhetenor, diana L...

It seems this is now a seperate sprcies from P ulysses Nominate pair & two males(one males is the same as the one in the first picture )from Bacan. A male Papilio telegonus morotaicus from Morotai which is sadly scratched. I don't have a female of this subspecies... Very nice! The "Blue Mo...

daveuk wrote: ↑Sat Apr 01, 2023 2:06 pm Lovely specimens hewi. All of them

Agreed!

daveuk wrote: ↑Thu Mar 30, 2023 1:59 pm 1)Papilio ulysses ulysses. Pair. Ceram, Indonesia
2)Papilio ulysses autolycus. Pair. West Papua
3)Papilio ulysses joesa. Two pairs. Queensland, Australia. Top left male was self collected...

Outstanding!

Dave, in your 3rd photo, I'm not sure where you got the name diana from, it's ssp. helena. Also, eusebes is now generally considered to be a synonym of r. rhetenor. Is M. diana considered to be closer to rhetenor, or to cypris? - https://archive.insectnet.com/thread/4698/morpho-diana-augustinae-rhe...

Some footage of Duliticola sp. from a great old documentary, "Kinabalu - Summit of Borneo" (1984) -

Not particularly unusual in form, but the cerambycids of the genus Sphingnotus (tribe Tmesisternini) must surely be among the most beautiful in the world -

Sphingnotus mirabilis -

...We spotted the attached bug on our bedding this morning and yesterday saw one crawling in our dog's fur... This is most certainly a flea. I've had my share of experiences with them over the years, unfortunately! Yes, the bites can be incredibly itchy, and many people have an allergic reaction to...

daveuk wrote: ↑Fri Mar 31, 2023 12:17 am That's probably the best sardanapalus I have seen Trehopr. Beautiful & flawless specimen

Agreed - a very fine example!

A very recent and pleasing acquisition to my Agrias holdings is this Agrias beata (female) from Peru. It was collected in November of 2020. This is a species which I have always desired. As has been mentioned by others it remains a species with a lot of variable colors. Sometimes, more blue (here o...

Another of the many beautiful South American nymphalids, and one with very striking sexual dimorphism.

...Whatever the taxonomic implications are they are really magnificent butterflies. The reddest of the red. Superb specimens; definitely one of my favorite Neotropical nymphalid genera! Indeed, the taxonomy has been adjusted numerous times. To my knowledge, the genus is currently considered to have...

Very nice! I have only a single specimen of Moduza in my collection - M. lymire, from Sulawesi -

hewi wrote: ↑Sat Mar 25, 2023 1:48 pm Papilio daedalus & Papilio pericles...

Those are amazing variants!

One of the most well-known (and also one of the largest) of fulgorids, Fulgora laternaria, which has a multitude of common names, including Peanut Bug and Alligator Bug - https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.amazonaws.com/photos/61813181/original.jpeg https://flow.hemiptera-databases.org/flowfotos/web/e...

Nice vintage specimens! Here in the US, we have its somewhat smaller relative, L. elaphus, which I've been able to breed with reasonable success on a couple of occasions in years past. I often found it difficult to get females to lay eggs, as they seem rather particular about the conditions for such...

I saw one of these on my latest trip to AZ as well; a Chihuahua toad hopper (Phrynotettix tshivavensis) - https://a4.pbase.com/o9/55/819955/1/130653114.bMW4fHA9.ChihuahuaLubberfemale.jpg https://bugguide.net/images/cache/OK8/KBK/OK8KBKGK2KBQV0GQ30BQF04QF09QTK5KTKIKHSXKRSWQRSGKCKVQVK4K1K8KHSXKLSMKAKV...