Central America Collection

Scolopendra gigantea, giant centipede
A giant centipede which was brought into the Museums Insect Identification service after being found in a living room in London. The specimen is venomous and not native to the UK

Eucidaris tribuloides, sea urchin
Dead sea urchin (Eucidaris tribuloides) showing spines attached to test. From Carrie Bow Cay, Belize

Acrocinus longimanus, Harlequin beetle
A photograph of harlequin beetles mating on newly-cut logs of breadnut tree. Taken by entomologist Jon Martin in the Chiquibul Forest Reserve, Las Cuevas, Belize, in June 2002

Micronycteris brachyotis, orange-throated bat
An orange-throated bat (Micronycteris brachyotis) photographed in Belize by Frank Greenaway

Sturnira lilium parvidens, yellow-shouldered bat

Pteronotus davyi fulvus, Davys naked-backed bat
A Davys naked-backed bat (Pteronotus davyi fulvus) photographed in Belize by Frank Greenaway

Diphylla ecaudata, hairy-legged vampire bat
A hairy-legged vampire bat (Diphylla ecaudata) photographed in Belize by Frank Greenaway

Rhynchonycteris naso, proboscis bat
A proboscis bat (Rhynchonycteris naso) photographed in Belize by Frank Greenaway

Micronycteris nicefori, large-eared bat
A large-eared bat (Micronycteris nicefori) photographed in Belize by Frank Greenaway

Ara ambiguus, great green macaw
Plate 6 painting by Louis Bourquet from Francois Le Vaillants Histoire Naturelle des Perroquets, Vol. 1, (1801). Annotated Le Grand Ara Militaire

Chrotopterus auritus auritus, woolly false vampire bat
Woolly false vampire bat (Chrotopterus auritus auritus) photographed in Belize by Frank Greenaway

Artibeus watsoni, Thomas fruit-eating bat
Thomas fruit-eating bat (Artibeus watsoni) photographed in Belize by Frank Greenaway

Rothschildia orizaba
A large moth from the family Saturniidae: Saturniinae, from Panama. This species has a wingspan of 130mm

Eucidaris tribuloides, sea urchin
Dead sea urchin (Eucidaris tribuloides) showing spines attached to test. From Carrie Bow Cay, Belize

Pteronotus parnellii mesoamericanus, common mustached bat
A common mustached bat (Pteronotus parnellii mesoamericanus) photographed in Belize by Frank Greenaway

Limacodidae, nettle caterpillar from Belize
A brightly coloured nettle caterpillar from the family Limacodidae. Specimen photographed in Belize

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