Monday, May 18, 2020

Owlflies (Ascalaphidae)

Ascalaphus sinister female 

Ascalaphus sinister male 

Ascalaphus sinister female 

Ascalaphus sinister male 

Ascalaphus sinister female 

Ascalaphus sinister female 

Ascalaphus sinister female 

Ascalaphus sinister female 






Tuesday, April 21, 2020

Aulacophora indica

Order: Coleoptera 
Family: Chrysomelidae 
Subfamily: Galerucinae 
Genus: Aulacophora Dejean, 1835
Aulacophora indica mating

Aulacophora indica

Notoscantha sp.,Chrysomelidae (Cassidinae)

Common Name: Tortoise beetle
Scientific name: Notoscantha sp.
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Chrysomelidae
Subfamily: Cassidinae Gyllenhal, 1813 (Tortoise beetles)
Genus: Notoscantha

Notoscantha sp., Chrysomelidae (Cassidinae)
Notoscantha sp., Chrysomelidae (Cassidinae)

Mating
Notoscantha sp., Chrysomelidae (Cassidinae)


Antlion(Myrmeleontidae) കുഴിയാന

മലയാളം പേര്: കുഴിയാന 
Common name: Antlion
Scientific name: Myrmeleontidae 
Family: Myrmeleontidae; Latreille, 1802
Kingdom: Animalia 
Order: ‎Neuroptera (Net-winged insects)


Antlion(Myrmeleontidae)
Antlion - Myrmeleontidae
Antlion - Myrmeleontidae
Antlion - Myrmeleontidae


Kalidasa lanata (Lantern bug)

Common name: Lantern bug
Scientific name: Kalidasa lanata
Class: Insecta 
Order: Hemiptera 
Infraorder: Fulgoromorpha 
Family: Fulgoridae 
Subfamily: Aphaeninae 
Genus: Kalidasa 

Adult

Nymph - Early stage

Nymph - Early stage

Nymph

Nymph

Nymph

Nymph

Nymph

Nymph

Nymph

Adult

Adult

Adults

Adults

Sunday, July 5, 2015

Weaver Ants - Oecophylla smaragdina

Weaver Ants - Oecophylla smaragdina 

Weaver Ants - Oecophylla smaragdina

Weaver Ants - Oecophylla smaragdina

Weaver Ants - Oecophylla smaragdina

Weaver Ants - Oecophylla smaragdina