Blaine's Bug of the Day

They are fantastic

Nice again :)

Many thanks!

The common wood nymph, Cercyonis pegala.

One figure, a magnet by Doug Walpus Art Studio.

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These Promethea moths are really beautiful and they look real. :)

The gulf fritillary, Agraulis vanillae. When I was a beginning insect collector years ago in Arizona, this was one of the most common species in my neighborhood!

One figure, a magnet by Doug Walpus Art Studio.

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White admirals in the genus Limentis.

I. The white admiral, Limentis arthemis.
One figure, a magnet by Doug Walpus Art Studio.

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II. The Eurasian white admiral, Limentis camilla.
Also a magnet figure, by Koro Koro.

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The golden-banded skipper, Autochthon cellus. Skippers are rarely made in figure form; I know of only one actual PVC figure (a larva by Kaiyodo) other than these magnet figures.

One, a magnet figure by Doug Walpus Art Studio.

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beautieful again

very nice thread and nice collection

The first amphipod figure ever made, well to my knowledge, the deep-sea pram bug, Phronima sedentaria. This unique figure is made by Ikimon Co. (formerly, Kitan Club) - Nature Techni Colour (Deep Sea Creatures).

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Interesting new stuff :)

Soft Ticks (family Argasidae).

One figure, by Play Visions (Fleas, Lice, and Ticks). This figure is marked 'chigger' but this is clearly not a chigger (besides, chiggers are only parasitic in the larval stage, which would only have 6 legs). The morphology is generic (and many members of this family look similar), but probably represents Ornithodoros or Carios.

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The dust mite, Dermatophagoides farinae.

One figure, and what must be the ONLY figure of a dust mite, by Play Visions (Fleas, Lice, and Ticks). Kind of cartoony but interesting.

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Black fly (family Simuliidae). Another fairly generic fly by Funrise Toys (World of Nature Insect Collection), but marketed specifically as a black fly.

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Interesting figurines again.

Great insects! I love the amphipod as well. It's very unique and I like its translucency.

I have about 15 new species to add, so time to update 'Bug of the Day' with new species.

First up, the Arran brown, Erebia ligea.

One figure, a magnet by Doug Walpus Art Studio.

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Blues in the genus Plebejus.

I. Lupine blue, Plebejus lupini.
One figure, a magnet by Doug Walpus Art Studio.

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II. Melissa blue, Plebejus melissa.
One figure, a magnet by Doug Walpus Art Studio.

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The batwing coral crab, Carpiluis corallinus.

One figure, by K&M International (Coral Reef Nature Tube). This is an ID of mine, based on the morphology and the association with coral reefs.

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The checkered white, Pontia protodice.

One figure, a magnet by Doug Walpus Art Studio.

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The blue admiral, Kaniska canace.

One figure, a magnet by Koro Koro.

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Another butterfly (about half of the new species are lepidopterans), the holly blue, Celastrina argiolus.

One figure, a magnet by Koro Koro.

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The Polyphemus moth, Antheraea polyphemus.

One figure, a magnet by Doug Walpus Art Studio.

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