Mostly shot with a Canon 40D, Canon MPE65 1X-5X macro lens
and MT24EX Twin Flash.
Longhorn beetle. Ukranian Photographer's Magazine front cover.
My first Trilobite beetle, and I thought it was just another firefly larva:D
Side view of the same Trilobite beetle
A different one from Gunung Gading, Sarawak.
And the firefly larva, (Lampyridae), a Trilobite look-alike that got me confused :D
Profile shot
Amazing Violin Beetle (Mormolyce sp.) from Maliau Basin
Male Long-armed Scarab (Cheirotonus peracanus).
Stunningly beautiful longhorn beetle, Cyriopalus pascoei, Thomson, 1878, male. Maliau Basin
Gorgeous Jewel Beetle, Catoxantha opulenta, also from Maliau Basin
A dead Chrysochroa fulminans I found at night in the forest.
Chrysochroa castelnaudi
Chrysochroa castelnaudi
Chrysochroa fulminans
Buprestidae: Endelus sp.
Another Buprestidae
Rhinoceros beetle, Chalcosoma mollenkampi, male. Also from Maliau Basin
Atlas beetle, Chalcosoma atlas
Scarab beetle, Heliocopris sp.
Stag beetle, also from Maliau Basin
Red click beetle, Oxynopterus audouini
Red longhorn beetle, female Aerogrammus procerus
Tortoise beetle, Aspidomorpha miliaris with a couple of parasitoid wasps on it.
Mating pair of tortoise beetle, Laccoptera sp. (?). More bugs porn here.
Blue Tiger beetle, Neocollyris sp.
Blue tiger beetle, Tricondyla sp.
Rhinoceros beetle
Stag beetle
Stag beetle, Prosopocoilus occipitalis
Black stag beetle. Prosopocoilus buddha
Longhorn beetle Pharsalia ochreomaculata on an Atlas beetle, Chalcosoma atlas
Longhorn beetle, natural light shot. Tips on shooting with natural light here.
Tumbling flower beetle, Mordellidae: Glipa sp. black and white in colors.
A different type of tumbling flower beetle, Mordellidae: Hoshihananomia sp. family
I think it's a tortoise beetle. Notosacantha rufa (Wagener, 1881)
a very tiny ground beetle...normally found on tree trunks
Carabidae - Lebiini - Pericalina - Catascopus sp.?
Pericalina subtribe, probably Catascopus
Pericalus sp. (Lebiini: Pericalina)
Coptodera sp.
a hairy ladybird like beetle, Endomychidae
a really cool striped yellow beetle. Cistelomorpha sp.?
A yellow spotless ladybird
Orange spotless lady beetle
Face to face with a tortoise beetle, Aspidomorpha miliaris
A newly emerged golden tortoise beetle, Aspidimorpha sanctaecrucis?
Face to face with a longhorn beetle, Batocera thomsoni. There were mites on the beetle. Reader's Digest Unseen Asia March 2011 winner.
Green leaf beetle
Another leaf beetle (Chrysomelida), Hispinae subfamily, Gonophora sp.?
Tenebrionidae, Strongyliine sp.
Tenebrionidae - Strongylium sp.
Handsome male click beetle, Callirhipidae, Elateridae
Rove beetle. Ontholestes variegatus
Two beetles. Tenebrionidae - Amarygmus sp.
Green tiger beetle
Another type of tiger beetle
Hyberis cf. araneiformis (Zopheridae)
Ambrosia beetle (Platypodidae)
Orange click beetle
Big white Scarab beetle.
Mating pair of leaf beetles
A wet beetle
A beetle fallen prey to a Lynx spider. More tropical spiders here.
Leaf beetle (Chrysomelidae, Hispinae subfamily) with two parasitoid wasps on it
A pair of Fungus Beetles
Cleridae: Omadius sp. (ID credit: Michael Geiser)
Tiger beetle with ant's head on its atenenna
Longhorn beetle, Gnoma subfasciata from Danum Valley
Beetle outnumbered by yellow crazy ants.
A ribbon worm, Nemertea, trying to prey on a beetle. Found this during night macro.
Yellow longhorn beetle with black stripes, Glenea sp.
Blister beetle, Epicauta sp.?
Endomychidae(?) beetle larva with parasitoid wasp
Typodryas callichromoides Thomson, 1864
Sap beetle, Nitidulidae.
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what an insight! i'm gonna bookmark this for my record in search of Beetles! but Master Kurt, where do we normally find Beetles? what kind of places? so far i'd seem only one beetle =(
ReplyDeleteThanks, JW, except 3, 4 and 5 which are more commonly found at highlands, the rest are closer to you than you think. Just go out, into the bushes to look for them :D
ReplyDeleteSpectacular shots - your lighting is perfect.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Ted. A mixture of natural shots and full flash shots there with a few different diffusers over the years :)
ReplyDeleteIn the picture with 'a very tiny beetle...normally found on tree trunks' , I think that beetle is also called the Tiger Beetle (From what I read in the library)
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful collection of beetles you have Kurt all spectacular in their own way and so beautifully photographed.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Mel :)
ReplyDeleteAmazing insects! Found through flickr.
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Amazing captures. Are these focus stacked?
ReplyDeleteThank you, Mion, Arvind.
ReplyDeleteArvind, only the yellow spotless ladybird and newly emerged golden tortoise beetle are stacks. The rest are all single shot, unstacked.
Followed fb over to here. Thank you so much for making our lives richer by sharing what you see!-Pixy
ReplyDeleteThanks, Pixy!
DeleteA stag beetle is called hexarthrius mandibularis
ReplyDeleteThank you. Got the ID on my Flickr but i didn't update this blog.
DeleteThe 'Another Tiger beetle' is apparently a tiger beetle species that contains cyanide.
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