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: …
佛斯特六节锹甲藏南亚种 (Hexarthrius forsteri nyishi)
A heavyweight stag beetle of the eastern Himalaya Every night in Medog feels like a lottery ticket. On 8 August 2024, this one paid out: …
Larnaca rubiabdomina
The raspy cricket with a red abdomen Medog, Tibet, 8 August 2024. Some finds you notice by sound, some by shape. This one I noticed …
角盾蝽 (Cantao ocellatus)
A jewel bug polished by the monsoon The forests around Medog were sodden with August rain when I spotted this one, and it looked like …
粗尤犀金龟 (Eupatorus hardwickei)
A five-horned beetle with nowhere to hide Some beetles you photograph out of duty. This one I photographed out of awe. It turned up in …
中华大刀螳 (Tenodera sinensis)
A giant mantis in its native hills The Chinese mantis is famous worldwide, but most people meet it as an introduced species in North American …
墨脱健䗛 (Sosibia medogensis)
A walking twig that calls Medog home In the rainforests of Medog you learn to look twice at every twig. On 7 August 2024, one …
贝氏斧螳 (Hierodula beieri)
An axe mantis I know from home I keep mantises at home, so meeting a wild one is always special. This one turned up in …
蓝带枯叶蛱蝶 (Kallima knyvettii)
A dead leaf that turns into a blue butterfly I met this one in Medog, Tibet, in August 2024, and it took me a moment …
Calvisia fuscoalata
A dark-winged stick insect of the Medog forest Stick insects rarely cooperate for photographs, mostly because you cannot tell they are there. This one, found …
短颚深山锹甲 (Lucanus imitator)
The imitator stag beetle of Medog Medog in early August is stag beetle season, and this one, found on 6 August 2024, earned a long …