Lantern bug / lantern fly | Up Close with Nature

Thursday, March 31, 2011

Lantern bug / lantern fly

Lantern bug / lantern fly is among my most favorite macro subjects. Whenever I find one, I spend hours and hours photographing it, or just admire its spectacular beauty!

New catches from Maliau Basin. Managed to find only 2 new species to add to my collection.

Pyrops sultana

lantern bug of malaysia Pyrops sultana IMG_7325 copy

Pyrops sultana

lantern bugs of malaysia Pyrops sultana IMG_6980 copy

Pyrops shiinaorum shiinaorum(?) Mating! Lucky me. More Bugs Porn here.

green lantern bugs mating, Pyrops shiinaorum shiinaorum IMG_6748 copy lantern bugs of malaysia

Pyrops shiinaorum shiinaorum(?)

<i>Pyrops shiinaorum shiinaorum </i>IMG_6777 copy malaysia lantern bug

Pyrops pyrorhyncha

lantern bug of malaysia Pyrops pyrorhyncha IMG_0609 copy

Pyrops pyrorhyncha

lantern bug of malaysia, Pyrops pyrorhyncha </i>IMG_0584 copy

Also Pyrops pyrorhyncha but covered in white powdery wax. From Endau Rompin

laternaria ruhli lantern bug of malaysia lantern fly

Pyrops pyrorhyncha

Laternaria ruhli , Pyrops pyrorhyncha, Rudolph the red nosed bug!

Pyrops spinolae Natural light.

pyrops spinolae lantern bug of malaysia, lantern fly IMG_9433 copy

Pyrops spinolae

lantern bugs of malaysia Pyrops spinolae IMG_9393 copy

Pyrops whiteheadi from Danum Valley. Reflector used.

lantern bug of malaysia Pyrops whiteheadi / lantern fly ........IMG_9578 copy

Pyrops whiteheadi

lantern bug of malaysia , Pyrops whiteheadi IMG_6336 copy

Pyrops oculata

pyrops oculata IMG_5559 copy

This one has many parasitic files on it!

lantern bug of malaysia, Pyrops oculata with parasitic flies...IMG_4642 copy

Pyrops oculata

Pyrops oculata. A 100% crop from another picture:

lantern bug of malaysia, Pyrops oculata lanternfly with parasitic flies...IMG_4829 crop

Pyrops siderea. from Danum Valley.

Pyrops candelarius lanternbug of malaysia, lanternfly IMG_9370 copy crop

Zanna nobilis nymph. Full flash.

Zanna terminalis nymph lantern bug of malaysia, lanternfly(IMG_9249copy)

Zanna nobilis nymph

Zanna sp. lantern bug of malaysia /lanternfly IMG_9228web

Adult of Zanna nobilis, Perak, Malaysia. Finally found one after slightly more than 3 years after I found a nymph!

lantern fly of malaysia - zanna sp. adult IMG_1394 copy

Zanna nobilis

lantern fly of malaysia, zanna sp. adult IMG_1512 copy

Zanna nobilis and a Polyrhachis sp. ant.

lantern fly of malaysia, zanna sp. and a polyrhachis ant IMG_1472 copy

Zanna terminalis nymph, Selangor, Malaysia

Zanna terminalis nymph IMG_8424 copy

A Zanna terminalis nymph molting. Selangor, Malaysia

Zanna terminalis nymph molting IMG_5380 copy

A newly emerged Zanna terminalis adult, and three nymphs. Selangor, Malaysia.

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Zanna terminalis adult. Selangor, Malaysia.

Zanna terminalis adult IMG_9767 copy

Pyrops intricata

Pyrops intricata lantern bug of malaysia / lanternfly IMG_7265b copy

Pyrops intricata

lantern bug of malaysia IMG_7388 copy, Pyrops intricata

Pyrops intricata

Pyrops intricata lantern bug of malaysia/ lanternfly IMG_7105b copy

Other Fulgoridae I have come across:

Fulgoridae - Dichoptera sp.

Fulgorid - Dichoptera...IMG_3948 cropped copy

Dichoptera sp.

Fulgorid - Dichoptera...IMG_3974 cropped copy

Fulgoridae: Penthicodes variegata

Fulgoridae - Penthicodes variegata<br> IMG_6630 merged copy

Fulgoridae: Polydictya sp,

Fulgoridae: Polydictya sp, IMG_7279 copy

Fulgoridae - Scamandra hecuba, Stal, 1863. ID credit: Jerome Constant

Fulgoridae, Scamandra hecuba IMG_6090 copy

Scamandra hecuba, Stal, 1863.

Fulgoridae, Scamandra hecuba IMG_6181 copy