Assorted Bugs

[orionmystery]

We found many of these Atlas moth (Attacus sp.) caterpillars at night. Singapore.
Attacus sp. caterpillar_MG_4316 copy by Kurt (orionmystery.blogspot.com), on Flickr

Beautiful Blue Cuckoo Bee (Thyreus sp.). Singapore.
Thyreus sp. _MG_4328 copy by Kurt (orionmystery.blogspot.com), on Flickr

So I took my MP-E65 out for a spin yesterday after leaving it in the drybox for more than a year. Really rusty . Here's a paper wasp guarding her eggs and pupae. Shot at around 2X only. MP-E65, MT-24EX and concave diffuser. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Ropalidia sp. ID credit: Rob Longair, Doug Yanega.
Ropadilia sp. IMG_5561 copy by Kurt (orionmystery.blogspot.com), on Flickr

Although it's mainly just green in color, I find this moth really attractive. Trabala sp. - ID credit: Franziska Bauer. Selangor, Malaysia.
Trabala sp. IMG_4452 copy by Kurt (orionmystery.blogspot.com), on Flickr

Beautiful Limacodid(?) caterpillar. Selangor, Malaysia.
Limacodid caterpillar? IMG_4405 copy by Kurt (orionmystery.blogspot.com), on Flickr

When the pickings were slim. She's quite a nice looking katydid though. Selangor, Malaysia. Subfamily Phaneropterinae - info credit: Ming Kai Tan.
Katydid nymph_MG_4399 copy by Kurt (orionmystery.blogspot.com), on Flickr

Beetle porn. Singapore. Anomala sp.?
Anomala sp.? _MG_4309 copy by Kurt (orionmystery.blogspot.com), on Flickr

It's snowing in the winter, but you can still find bugs! Just kidding. Cute little lantern bug nymph (Zanna terminalis). Probably 2nd instar? Malaysia.
Zanna terminalis_MG_4160 copy by Kurt (orionmystery.blogspot.com), on Flickr

 

[baturn]

It's getting really hard to find new adjectives to describe your work. These are all simply amazing. I particularly like the blue bee.

 

[orionmystery]

It's getting really hard to find new adjectives to describe your work. These are all simply amazing. I particularly like the blue bee.

Thank you, Brian!