26th March 2020
Orchid mantis, Hymenopus coronatus (Olivier, 1792), of Sarawak / Borneo around 500m ASL
Tag: Kalimantan
24th March 2020
female Bornean Horned Agama Harpesaurus borneensis (MERTENS, 1924) This Harpesaurus borneensis (MERTENS, 1924) is believed to be one of the rarest lizards in Borneo. It’s known only from few individuals that have been found. During the last research expedition I…
2nd March 2020
Male of the asiatic rhinoceros beetle, Oryctes rhinoceros (Linnaeus, 1758), of south Sarawak / Borneo around 50m ASL
31st January 2020
Few butterfly species during a puddle session in central Sarawak. Graphium evemon eventus (Boisduval, 1836) (Blue Jay), Graphium sarpedon (Linnaeus, 1758) (common blue-bottle), Graphium antiphates (Cramer, 1775) (five-bar swordtail), Cepora pactolicus (Butler, 1865) (yellow gull), Eurema hecabe (Linnaeus, 1764) (common…
30th January 2020
Juvenile Leaf-footed bug, Prionolomia sp. – central Sarawak / Borneo
20th December 2019
A juvenile and most likely undescribed tree toad of the Rentapia genus – Sarawak / Borneo – around 130m ASL.
15th December 2019
Palm of the Pinanga genus – Pinanga spec. in situ – central Sarawak / Borneo.
15th December 2019
Bioluminescent mushrooms like this Mycena sp., of central Sarawak, begins to glow at night. With their own light they can attract insects, which could pick up spores on their bodies. With this behavior the Mushroom spread the spores over a…
10th December 2019
Nymph of Giant Shield Bug, Pygoplatys validus Dallas, 1851 – central Sarawak / Borneo
5th December 2019
Tufted jungleking, Thauria aliris Frühstorfer 1902, Sarawak / Borneo around 1100m ASL Thauria aliris is a remarkable butterfly, with a 11 to 13cm wingspan. Like other members of the genus Thauria, the ventral wing surfaces are disruptively patterned and look…