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Thursday, March 8, 2012

Fresh Butterflies from RCA, Peru and Malaysia

Insect Designs has just been updated with fresh butterfly specimens from RCA, Malaysia and Peru. Some of these have been out of stock for a while. Please visit soon for a browse.


Fresh Specimens from Malaysia

Insect Designs has just been updated with some fresh specimens from Malaysia, including a variety of spiders, lovely Marmessoidea rosea, and a number of butterflies and beetles. Please visit soon for a browse as stock of some of these is extremely limited.



Morpho Butterflies from Yungas, Bolivia

Here are two more videos showing butterflies from Yungas in Bolivia. The two videos feature many stunning Morpho butterflies. Enjoy.


Thursday, March 1, 2012

Trogonoptera Brookiana Video

I found this video on Youtube today showing the stunning Trogonoptera brookiana on mass in a stream sipping minerals. It was sad to hear that recently a major site for such activity in Malaysia was destroyed to make way for a pipeline.


Friday, February 24, 2012

New Specimens from the Philippines

Insect Designs has just been updated with a few new specimens from the Philippines, including some hard to get Pachliopta species. Stock of most of these is very limited.


Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Fresh Specimens from Brazil and Argentina

Insect Designs has just been updated with some very nice specimens from Brazil and Argentina, including a variety of Morphos, Papilionidae, Brassolidae, Heliconidae and Nymphalidae. Of special note are the females we now have available: Morpho menelaus, Papilio cleotas, Caligo martia, Callicore codomanus, Papilio androgeus, Papilio agavus and Papilio astyalus (light and dark forms available). Please visit soon for a browse as stock of many items is very limited, especially the females.


Thursday, February 16, 2012

African Singles Page Updated

The African Singles page at Insect Designs has just been updated with some nice butterflies and moths from Tanzania and Cameroon. 140 different specimens are now available. Photos on the African Singles page are of the actual specimens being offered for sale. Most are unidentified. This page is popular with our regular customers, so please visit soon for a browse to secure the best ones.