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Oleander Hawk Moth (Daphnis nerii, Sphingidae) by Sinobug (itchydogimages) on Flickr. Pu'er, Yunnan, China See more Chinese moths on my Flickr site HERE…..

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Timelapse view of hornets constructing a nest. At one point during a camping trip when I was young one of my fellow hikers stepped on one of these. It did not go well for the humans.

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This babe

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Bug of the Day

A lovely blackberry looper (Chlorochlamys chloroleucaria) at the light last May. Such a nice mossy green color to the wings.

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Lymantriine Moth (Arctornis sp., Lymantriinae, Erebidae) by Sinobug (itchydogimages) on Flickr. Pu'er, Yunnan, China See more Chinese moths on my Flickr site HERE…..

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Cuckoo wasps

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Moths at the Sheet I use a 125W Mercury Vapour lamp for attracting night-flying insects. I can set this up on my home balcony with a white sheet, but I often find this fairly limiting due to small numbers of attendees and usually the same species. I have the option, weather permitting, of taking my gear into the bush powered by a gasoline generator strapped to the back of my trusty electric bike. The upside of this is an endless variety of species of all sizes, not only moths but from across the arthropod range; the downside is being totally overwhelmed by the sheer volume of insect life to the point where getting settled on the sheet is difficult due to a constant barrage of disturbances, disrupted fields of view for a clean photograph, and predation (an army of predatory wasps and mantids require employing your peripheral vision to be aware of your prize model potentially becoming dinner). Of course, other subjects might alight near the sheet on the ground or surrounding vegetation and they can be photographed there. (NB. I use the light only for photographing night-flying insects. I do not trap or collect specimens.) The hard decision is usually deciding when to pack up and go home, just in case that “amazing one” arrives….. by Sinobug (itchydogimages) on Flickr. Pu'er, Yunnan, China See more Chinese moths on my Flickr site HERE…..

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Cup Moths (Paroxyplax sp., Limacodidae) male (above) and female (below) - the obvious difference being the antennae by Sinobug (itchydogimages) on Flickr. Pu'er, Yunnan, China See more Chinese moths on my Flickr site HERE…..

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Ready for takeoff by Radeski

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See the incredible process of ladybugs unfolding their wings out from under their spotted Elytra (the colorful shell/hard case wings), recorded in slow motion by Rainer Bergomaz of PCO Imaging.

Watch the entire video.

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Geometrid Moth (Zeheba cf. aureata, Ennominae, Geometridae), male by Sinobug (itchydogimages) on Flickr. Pu'er, Yunnan, China See more Chinese moths on my Flickr site HERE…..

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Amazing Saturniidae Moth’s Caterpillar

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WAY too smol

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Isn’t he gorgeous? <3

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OOOH have u heard of the dragonhead caterpillar???

hell yeah its a bug night lets talk about Bugs i HAVE actually this time! as far as i know theres not actually ONE specific caterpillar called the dragonhead, and instead this nicknames given to a bunch of em, mostly in the charaxinae (or leafwing) subfamily

the most well known is probably the plain nawab caterpillar

but theres ALSO the great nawab

the tailed emperor caterpillar

the foxy emperor capterpillar

and a several others !!

(photos from x x x x )

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