A few beetles of Malaysia

[orionmystery]

Beautiful scarab beetle (Polyphylla tonkinensis - ID credit: CH Lee, Gil Wizen) with nice pattern on its back. Pahang, Malaysia.
Polyphylla tonkinensis_MG_5853 copy by Kurt (orionmystery.blogspot.com), on Flickr

Female stag beetle, Dorcus reichei prosti - ID credit: Chia How.
Dorcus reichei prosti_MG_5524 copy by Kurt (orionmystery.blogspot.com), on Flickr

Unidentified longhorn beetle. Selangor, Malaysia.
Unidentified Cerambycid IMG_4002 copy by Kurt (orionmystery.blogspot.com), on Flickr

Long horn beetle, Acalolepta sp. maybe A. rusticatrix - ID credit: Francesco Vitali. Chewing up a hole to lay eggs?
Acalolepta rusticatrix_MG_5120 copy by Kurt (orionmystery.blogspot.com), on Flickr

Beautiful longhorn beetle (Aegosoma giganteum). Pahang, Malaysia.
Aegosoma giganteum IMG_5658 copy by Kurt (orionmystery.blogspot.com), on Flickr

Beautiful longhorn beetle (Aegosoma giganteum). Pahang, Malaysia.
Aegosoma giganteum _MG_5859 copy by Kurt (orionmystery.blogspot.com), on Flickr

Firefly larva. Pyrocoelia sp. ID credit: 王章名. Montane forest of Pahang, Malaysia. Note the fish tails!
Pyrocoelia sp._MG_5820 copy by Kurt (orionmystery.blogspot.com), on Flickr

Unidentified leaf beetle.
Leaf beetle_MG_6089 copy by Kurt (orionmystery.blogspot.com), on Flickr

Mitey longhorn beetle - Epepeotes luscus(?) chewing up a hole on a leaf.
Epepeotes luscus_MG_4032 copy by Kurt (orionmystery.blogspot.com), on Flickr

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[baturn]

Very nice set. Always interesting stuff.

 

[orionmystery]

Very nice set. Always interesting stuff.

Thanks, Brian.

 

[JacaRanda]

Cool and creepy.

 

[orionmystery]

Cool and creepy.

Thanks, Jacaranda.

 

[JacaRanda]

There is no doubt where ideas come from in movies like Alien and Predator. Thank goodness the real ones are tiny and mostly in Malaysia

Thanks again for sharing Kurt!