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Dorsal view of Glycyphana stolata, native to this country.
Commonly known as the brown flower beetle. Usually feeding on the nectar of flowers.
Around 10 mm body length.
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The Ruddy Marsh Skimmer (Crocothemis servilia) is a vibrant species of dragonfly commonly found across South and Southeast Asia. Known for its striking **bright red coloration**, especially in males, it is a frequent visitor to **marshes, ponds, lakes**, and other freshwater habitats
They have large eyes that let them see almost 360 degrees around them
This has to be one of the strangest insects I have photographed, looks like something out of a Sci-fi movie.
It is round bodied, 8–11 mm in length with a black head and pronotum and bright orange to yellow elytra with variable mottled black patches. It is colored and shaped like a super-sized ladybird beetle even though the ladybird is in a different family. The bright coloration of the milkweed leaf beetle is a classic example of Aposematism. Several insects that share some of the same hosts sport similar warning coloration: monarch, milkweed tussock moths, milkweed beetles and milkweed bugs and hence illustrate Műllerian mimicry.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milkweed_leaf_beetle
Kanapaha Botanical Gardens. Florida
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The common tiger is one of the common butterflies of India, Southeast Asia and South China. It belongs to the "crows and tigers", that is, the Danainae group of the brush-footed butterflies family. Other names for this butterfly include the Indian Monarch and Orange Tiger. This is a common butterfly in Hong Kong.
The wingspan is 70 to 95 millimetres (2.8 to 3.7 in). Both sexes of the butterfly have tawny wings with veins marked with broad black bands. The butterfly resembles the closely-related monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) of the Americas.
Members of this genus are leathery, tough to kill and fake death. Since they are unpleasant to smell and taste, they are soon released by the predators, recover and fly off soon thereafter.
The butterfly sequesters toxins from plants of the family Asclepiadaceae. To advertise their unpalatability, the butterfly has prominent markings with a striking colour pattern.
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A vibrant close-up of Morpho peleides, the Blue Morpho butterfly, showcasing its iridescent wings and graceful form as it rests on a jungle leaf.