Hispaniolan Zebra Longwing (Heliconius charithonia churchi)
A zebra-striped butterfly drifting through the dry-season garden In late December the Dominican Republic was warm and dry, and this butterfly drifted through the garden …
Zeugomantispa minuta
A tiny mantis that turned out to be a lacewing in disguise On a September afternoon in Pittsburgh, this small insect sat on the surface …
芒果白条天牛 (Batocera roylii)
A giant longhorn that looked like a piece of polished wood It was resting near the forest edge in Medog, and at first I took …
荣华拟矛螽 (Pseudorhynchus nobilis)
A cone-headed katydid in the wet Himalayan dark On an August night in Medog, the forest was loud with katydids, and this one had come …
红目天蚕蛾 (Antheraea formosana)
A giant silk moth fresh from the monsoon dark Late one August night in Medog, this moth came to the light and instantly silenced the …
西光胫锹甲 (Odontolabis siva)
A stag beetle of the eastern Himalaya In August 2024 I was in Medog, in southeastern Tibet. It is the lowest and wettest corner of …
阿萨姆环锹甲指名亚种 (Cyclommatinus assamensis assamensis)
A stag beetle named for the hills of Assam It was resting low against the surface in the monsoon forest of Medog, dark and compact, …
三尾灰蝶 (Catapaecilma major)
A small butterfly with a metallic secret It was not the biggest butterfly in the forest, but it was the shiniest. Resting on a leaf …
绿尾大蚕蛾 (Actias selene)
A pale green ghost in the Medog night Medog, Tibet, August 2024. Even in a region famous for spectacular insects, this one stopped me cold: …