Spilarctia groganae (Holloway, 1976) – Sarawak / Borneo – around 1000m ASL Spilarctia groganae (sometimes placed in Spilosoma) is a moth of the family Erebidae, first described by J. D. Holloway in 1976. It is well known from northern Borneo,…
Acalolepta biocellata Breuning, 1935, of Sarawak/Borneo around 1100m ASL Acalolepta biocellata (Breuning, 1940) is a species of longhorn beetle (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae, Lamiinae, Lamiini). It is currently placed in Acalolepta and was originally described as Dihammus biocellatus Breuning, 1940 from Sumatra. The…
Giant click beetle, Oxynopterus candezei Fleutiaux, 1927, of Sarawak/Borneo around 1000m ASL Oxynopterus candezei is a large, elongate click beetle (Elateridae) from Southeast Asian rainforests, especially Borneo. Males have strongly pectinate antennae, and adults can exceed 60 mm in length.…
Amerila astreus (Drury, 1773) – Sarawak / Borneo – around 1030m ASL Amerila is an Old World genus of Arctiinae (Erebidae) and the sole member of the tribe Amerilini; it was erected by Walker in 1855 (type species Sphinx astreus Drury,…
Fruit-piercing moth of the Eudocima Billberg, 1820 genus – central Sarawak / Borneo around 400m ASL The fruit-piercing moth genus Eudocima is a striking moth known for its vivid hindwings and mischievous eating habits. Unlike most nectar-feeding moths, Eudocima moths…
Hard-shelled katydid Dysmorpha obesa Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1878 of central Sabah / Borneo – 200m ASL
Banded flower mantis, Theopropus elegans Westwood, 1832 of south Sabah / Borneo Theopropus elegans Westwood 1832, the banded flower mantis, is the type species of the Asian genus Theopropus in the family Hymenopodidae. It is widely distributed in Southeast Asia,…
Camponotus festinus (Smith, F., 1857) – Slim Carpenter Ants of the Tanaemyrmex subgenus in central Sarawak – 400m ASL
Checkered beetle, Thanasimus sp. (?) (Coleoptera -> Cleridae -> Clerinae) central Sarawak / Borneo (1400m ASL)
Monkey grasshopper, Erucius sp.(?) of central Sarawak / Borneo (1400m ASL)