SINOBUG

Cup Moth (Parasa sp., Limacodidae)

by Sinobug (itchydogimages) on Flickr.
Pu’er, Yunnan, China

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Camellia Shield Bug or Tea Seed Bug (Poecilocoris latus, Scutelleridae)

Pu’er is one of the world’s premier tea producers so obviously any insect that lives and feeds on tea plants (Camellia sp.) is considered a pest.

Adult Bug

Late Instar Nymph

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Pu’er, Yunnan, China

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Female Wasp Moth (Erebidae, Arctiinae, Syntomini)

by Sinobug (itchydogimages) on Flickr.
Pu’er, Yunnan, China

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Giant Asian Mantis Nymph (Hierodula patellifera)

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Pu’er, Yunnan, China

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Owlet Moth (Spirama retorta, Catocalinae, Noctuidae)

by Sinobug (itchydogimages) on Flickr.
Pu’er, Yunnan, China

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Snout Moth (Hoenimnema yunnanensis, Lasiocampidae)

The Lasiocampidae family of moths are also known as eggars, snout moths or lappet moths.
The common name ‘snout moths’ comes from the unique protruding mouth parts of some species that resemble a large nose. They are called ‘lappet moths’ due to the decorative skin flaps found on the caterpillar’s prolegs. The name ‘eggars’ comes from the neat egg-shaped cocoons of some species. The family name is derived from the Greek - ‘lasio’ (woolly) and ‘campa’ (caterpillar) as typically the caterpillars of this family are large in size and are most often hairy.

by Sinobug (itchydogimages) on Flickr.
Pu’er, Yunnan, China

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Lesser Paper Wasps (Parapolybia varia, Vespidae)

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Pu’er, Yunnan, China

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Common Sergeant (Athyma perius, Nymphalidae)

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Pu’er, Yunnan, China

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Male Crimson Marsh Glider (Trithemis aurora)

This dragonfly is small but beautiful. In males, the hindwing is 25 to 27 mm long and the total body length ranges from 32 to 35 mm. The eyes of the male are red and the thorax and abdomen are almost luminous pink. The base of the hindiwng is tinted amber brown and the wing veins are red. The female is light brown with black markings on the sides of the abdomen. Immature males are like the female but lack the black markings on the sides of the abdomen. Also, when viewed from above, the abdomen of immature male is broader (dorso-ventrally flattened) whereas that of the female is straight-sided and narrower.

They are classic ‘obeliskers’. The obelisk posture is a handstand-like position that some dragonflies and damselflies assume to prevent overheating on sunny days i.e. thermoregulation. The abdomen is raised until its tip points at the sun, minimizing the surface area exposed to solar radiation while the wings are rotated downward and tipped slightly forward to shade the thorax.
Obelisking has been observed in about 30 species in the Demoiselle, Clubtail, and Skimmer families. All are “perchers” - sit-and-wait predators that fly up from a perch to take prey and perch again to eat it. Since they spend most of their time stationary, perchers have the most opportunity to thermoregulate by adjusting their position.

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Pu’er, Yunnan, China

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Katydid or Bush Cricket (Phaneropteridae)

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Pu’er, Yunnan, China

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