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 …
Medog (Motuo)
Medog is located in Tibet, China. During the summer vacation of 2024, I embarked on an exploratory journey there. Driving approximately 100 kilometers from the high altitudes, I descended through a remarkable range of climates, which is why the area boasts such rich biodiversity.
“There is only one Medog in the world, yet within it, Medog holds a world of its own.”
”世界只有一个墨脱，而墨脱拥有全世界“
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 …
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 …
拟华尾大蚕蛾 (Actias parasinensis)
A moon moth that stayed long enough to admire On the evening of 7 August 2024, along the Motuo highway in southeastern Tibet, a large …
丽纹蛾蜡蝉 (Flatida marginella)
A pale planthopper resting like a folded tent Medog in August is a green wall of vegetation, and planthoppers are everywhere if you look closely. …
短线鳖蝽 (Rolstoniellus malacanicus)
A shield bug in the monsoon forests of the eastern Himalaya In early August, the forests of Medog in Tibet were deep in monsoon season, …
Anaxarcha acuta
A small mantis from the family of flower hunters Not every mantis is a giant. This one, found in Medog, Tibet, on 6 August 2024, …
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 …