Welcome to our Blog

Insect Designs has been on the Internet since 2003. We are currently the largest supplier of quality insect specimens in Australia, and we ship worldwide. This blog features the latest news from our store as well as the occasional interesting news we have uncovered about the wonderful world of bugs.
If you would like to view the range of insect specimens we have available, please visit our store.

Thursday, June 30, 2011

Fresh Beetles from Cameroon

Insect Designs has just been updated with some fresh beetles from Cameroon. You will find these in the Cetoniidae and Lucanidae sections of the site. Please visit soon for a browse.



Sunday, June 26, 2011

Fresh Specimens from Africa

Insect Designs has just been updated with some fresh specimens from Africa, including restocks from RCA and Tanzania. The African Singles page has also been updated with some nice specimens from Tanzania, including Charaxes from Rubeho and the rarely accessed Rondo Plateau. The photos of specimens on the African Singles page are of the actual specimens you will be receiving. This page is popular with our regular customers, so please visit soon to secure the best specimens.


Saturday, June 18, 2011

Butterflies and Beetles Updated Today

Insect Designs has just been updated with several new specimens and lots of restocks from Indonesia and the Philippines, including a variety of Idea species, Graphium sarpedon sepcies, Delias species, Atrophaneura species, Taenaris urania, Charaxes euryalus males, Menelaides deiphobus rumanzovia pairs, Achillides palinurus males, a variety of Lycaenidae, Ptychandra lorquini, Libythea geoffroy, Hebomoia glaucippe philippensis, Papilio polytes alcindor pairs, Papilio memnon females and a variety of Cyclommatus males.
Please visit son for a browse.


Sunday, June 12, 2011

Single Lycaenidae Section Updated

The single Lycaenidae section at Insect Designs has just been updated with some interesting specimens from Mexico, pictured below. We also have a number of nice specimens from Peru available. The photos in this particular section of our store are of the actual specimens being offered for sale.


Saturday, June 11, 2011

New Beetles from Malaysia

Insect Designs has just received a fresh shipment of beetles from Malaysia. Amongst others, we have some Mystroceros macleayi (green and purple varieties) and Dicheros bicornis pairs. Please visit soon for a browse.



Fresh butterflies from Indonesia

Insect Designs has just received some nice Charaxes orilus males from Timor. We have also received several restocks of out of stock items, including lovely female Papilio deiphobus deiphontes. Stock is very limited.


Stick Insects

Stick insects are lovely things, especially when their wings are spread. Insect Designs has just received some unidentified stick insects from Kalimantan and some stunning Diesbachia tamyris pairs from Malaysia. Please visit soon for a browse.



Fresh Specimens from Mexico

Insect Designs has just been updated with some restocks of some previously out of stock items from Mexico. In our specials section you will also find our new Mexican mix. This mix is great value.


Friday, June 3, 2011

Menelaides (Papilio) Memnon Lowii Female Forms

Insect Designs has just received some nice female forms of Menelaides memnon lowii from the Philippines. These are pictured below. Stock of some of the forms is very limited. Please visit soon for a browse.


Thursday, June 2, 2011

Fresh Australian Butterflies

The Australian butterflies page at Insect Designs has just been updated with some fresh specimens that have been out of stock for some time. Also in this update are some new Euploea sylvester pelor pairs from Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory. Only a few pairs are available.
Australian butterflies are always very hard to come by as they can only be legally obtained from government registered captive breeders. These are far and few between.
Please visit soon for a browse.