19th March 2019
Subadult banded flower mantis, Theopropus elegans of central Sarawak / Borneo
Category: insects
20th February 2019
unknown Caterpillar, Papilio sp. (Papilio protenor Cramer, 1775 (?) ), West Sarawak, 150m ASL Mimicking snakes help the caterpillars to ward off predators, specifically birds – This Papilio sp. (Papilio protenor?) is doing exactly this, to protect themselves from being eaten.
17th October 2018
unknown Caterpillar ,Limacodidae, central Sarawak, 200m ASL primary Forest
17th October 2018
unknown Caterpillar Setora spec.(?) Limacodidae, central Sarawak, 400m ASL primary Forest
12th October 2018
Caterpillar of the remarkable Atlas Moth, Attacus atlas Linnaeus, 1758, south Sarawak / Borneo
12th October 2018
Pomponia decem (Walker, 1857), south Sarawak / Borneo
12th October 2018
Systella spec. “green”, south Sarawak / Borneo
10th October 2018
„Touch Me Not Stick Insect“ Epidares nolimetangere (de Haan, 1842), south Sarawak / Borneo The species name nolimetangere (latin: noli me tangere) means “Touch Me Not”.
1st October 2018
Tiger Moth Amata sp. from South Sarawak around 600m ASL, probably Amata prepuncta Holloway, 1988 Without a clear view of the abdomen and hindwings, it is very difficult to determine the species. It could be also: • Amata tetragonaria Walker,…
1st October 2018
Systella spec. “brown”, south Sarawak / Borneo