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.

Wednesday, December 31, 2014

Sunday, December 28, 2014

New Specimens from Thailand

Hello again everyone. Insect Designs has just been updated with some fresh butterfly, moth and beetle specimens from Thailand, including some new items and items that have been unavailable for a while. Please visit soon for a browse.



Fresh Beetles from Tanzania

Hello Everyone. Insect Designs has just been updated with some fresh beetle specimens from Tanzania. Please visit soon for a browse.



Friday, November 14, 2014

Fresh Specimens from the Philippines

Insect Designs has just been updated with some restocks from the Philippines. Please visit soon for a browse.


Thursday, October 30, 2014

Fresh Specimens from Thailand

Hello Everyone. Insect Designs has just been updated with lots of fresh stock from Thailand, including some new items. Please visit soon for a browse.


Monday, October 20, 2014

Fresh Stock from RCA

Insect Designs has just been updated with lots of fresh stock from RCA. Please visit soon for a browse.

Friday, October 10, 2014

New Specimens from Ecuador, Tanznaia and Indonesia

Insect Designs has just been updated with lots of new butterfly specimens from Ecuador, Ranzania bertolonii from Tanzania, and restocks of several butterflies and beetles from Indonesia. Please visit soon for a browse.





Friday, October 3, 2014

Successful Pinning Project with Students

It is always wonderful to hear from our customers how they are using specimens we have supplied to them. We've even spotted them in some tv shows and movies. Below is an excerpt of an email from one of our customers who goes into schools to do pinning projects with enthusiastic students.

Hi Ronald - Just wanted to follow up on the pinning workshops because we did the first one today and it was a BIG hit. I've attached a couple of pics - the student in the pic is an outstanding young entomologist. I want to thank you for your fantastic specimens. The children could not believe their eyes when they saw them and even I was surprised at the quality of the work they were inspired to do - everyone made such an effort to do their specimens justice and some of the kids were only 5.



Monday, September 22, 2014

New Specimens from Argentina, Colombia, Costa Rica and the Philippines

Hello again everyone. Insect Designs has been updated again with some new specimens from Costa Rica, Colombia, Argentina and the Philippines, some rare and some not so rare. Please visit soon for a browse.







Sunday, September 21, 2014

Rare butterflies from Ecuador

The store has just been updated with some rare butterflies from Ecuador, including Papilio ascolius males, Papilio birchalli females, Agrias amydon athenais males and females, and Prepona werneri males and females (1 very rare female only!). Please visit soon for a browse.





Saturday, August 30, 2014

New Specimens from Uganda and Tanzania

Insect Designs has just been updated with some new specimens and restocks from Tanzania and Uganda. Please visit soon for a browse.





Sunday, August 24, 2014

New Butterflies Specimens from Uganda and Madagascar

Insect Designs has just been updated with some new butterflies from Madagascar and Uganda, including some hard to get species. Please visit soon for a browse.





Saturday, August 23, 2014

Fresh Specimens from Malaysia, Indonesia, Madagascar and Uganda

Insect Designs has just been updated with lots of restocks (butterflies and beetles) and some new items from Malaysia, Indonesia, Madagascar and Uganda. Please visit soon for a browse.






Monday, August 18, 2014

Fresh Specimens from Indonesia

Insect Designs has just been updated with lots of restocks from Indonesia. We also have a few very nice Paralaxita damajanti from Sumatra. Please visit soon for a browse.


Thursday, August 7, 2014

Fresh Restocks from Malaysia

Insect Designs has just been updated with a few restocks from Malaysia, including Heterorrhina sexmaculata, Ayuthia spectabilis, and various lanternflies. Please visit soon for a browse. Our address is http://www.insectdesigns.com .





Thursday, July 31, 2014

New Specimens from Thailand and Indonesia

Insect Designs has just been updated with a number of restocks and new items from Thailand and Indonesia. Please visit soon for a browse.






Saturday, July 26, 2014

New Specimens from Costa Rica

Insect Designs has just been updated with restocks and new items from Costa Rica, including Morpho amathonte, Automeris anikmeisterae, stunning heliconius hybrids, Morpho helenor carillensis pairs and Papilio polyxenes. Please visit soon for a browse.