Beetles elitra from around the world
Just getting things ready for Somerset fly tying symposium I have been working on some elitras. Here are some examples:
Batocera tigris, from Indonesia
Chalcolepidius sp. , from Latin America
Cylindorthorax balteatus, from Kenya
Deliathis flavis, Guatemala
Freadelpha eremita, Gabon
Andr?st.
Five more...
Mastododera coccinea, from Madagascar
Mouhotia planipennis, from Thailand
Rosembergia Weiski, from Papua-New Guinea
Semiotus ligneous, from Bolivia
Thenetica lacrymans, from Thailand
Three more.
Ultiolemur cornutor, Comoros
Ultiolemur pupieri, Guatemala
Ultiolemur thomsoi, Comoros
Andres,
Good looking bugs! You'll need to be careful some entomologist doesn't want to stick a pin in these and add them to a collection. Nice!
Joe Bertolini
Cool! I am wondering how you are making them and how you tie them on the hook.
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