Insecta Collection (page 23)

Eye of a fly
Page 201. From Micrographia or some Physiological description of minute bodies made by magnifying glasses, 1665 by Robert Hooke

Ornithoptera tithonus, birdwing butterfly
Digital image of mounted specimen of the underside a female birdwing butterfly (Ornithoptera tithonus) from the family Papilionidae

Vanessa atalanta, red admiral
Photograph of a the upperside of mounted specimen of a female red admiral. Ranges from Europe and N. Africa to China and Japan, also N. America

Troides miranda, birdwing butterfly
Digital image of the underside of a mounted specimen of a female birdwing butterfly (Troides miranda) from the family Papilionidae

Teinopalpus aureus, golden Kaiser-I-Hind
Digital image of the underside of a mounted specimen of a male Asian kite swallowtail the Kaiser-I-Hind (Teinopalpus imperialis)

Ornithoptera aesacus, birdwing butterfly
Digital image of the upperside of a mounted specimen of a male birdwing butterfly (Ornithoptera aesacus) from the family Papilionidae

Varroa jacobsoni, honey bee mite

Bhutanitis ludlowi, Bhutan glory
A mounted specimen of a Bhutan glory butterfly which is an endangered species found in South Asia

Ornithoptera priamus, birdwing butterfly
Digital image of the underside of a mounted specimen of a female birdwing butterfly (Ornithoptera priamus) from the family Papilionidae

Troides oblongomaculatus, birdwing butterfly
Digital image of the underside of a mounted specimen of a female birdwing butterfly (Troides oblongomaculatus) from the family Papilionidae

Ornithoptera croesus, birdwing butterfly
Digital image of the upperside of a mounted specimen of a female birdwing butterfly (Ornithoptera croesus) from the family Papilionidae

Troides dohertyi, birdwing butterfly
Digital image of the underside of a mounted specimen of a female birdwing butterfly (Troides dohertyi) from the family Papilionidae

Trogonoptera trojana, birdwing butterfly
Digital image of the upperside of a mounted specimen of a female birdwing butterfly (Trogonoptera trojana) from the family Papilionidae

Troides andromache, birdwing butterfly
Digital image of the upperside of a mounted specimen of a female birdwing butterfly (Troides andromache) from the family Papilionidae

Ornithoptera paradisea, birdwing butterfly
Digital image of the upperside of a mounted specimen of a female birdwing butterfly (Ornithoptera paradisea) from the family Papilionidae

Troides amphrysus, birdwing butterfly
Digital image of the underside of a mounted specimen of a female birdwing butterfly (Troides amphrysus) from the family Papilionidae

Troides aeacus, golden birdwing butterfly
Digital image of the upperside of a mounted specimen of a female golden birdwing butterfly (Troides aeacus) from the family Papilionidae

Troides minos, birdwing butterfly
Digital image of the underside of a mounted specimen of a female birdwing butterfly (Troides minos) from the family Papilionidae

Blue butterflies
All views of uppersides of species of: (clockwise from top left) common hedge blue (Celastrina argiolus), holly blue (Acytolepis puspa), hedge blue (Lycaenopsis haraldus) and (Udara aristinus)

Teinopalpus imperialis, Kaiser-I-Hind
Digital image of the upperside of a mounted specimen of a female Asian kite swallowtail the Kaiser-I-Hind (Teinopalpus imperialis)

Dermatobia hominis, botfly larva
2nd instar larva of the botfly (Dermatobia hominis). Collected from a cow, Brazil. Photographed by Martin Hall

Grasshopper collection with carpet beetle (Anthrenus scrophularia) damage to some of the specimens

Insect collecting
Using electric nets to collect insects, Tuxtla Gutierrez, Mexico

Wohlfahrtia sp. new world screwworm pupa
New world screwworm (Wohlfahrtia sp.) pupa. Photographed by Martin Hall

Stictia signata, sand wasp
Sand wasp specimen found in Bolivia. Photographed by Martin Hall

Calliphora vicina, blowfly eggs
Eggs deposited by the blowfly (Calliphora vicina). Photographed by Martin Hall

Calliphora vicina, blowfly larva and pupa
The larvae of this blowfly attack people asleep on the ground. Specimen found in Belgian Congo. Photographed by Martin Hall

Cordylobia anthropophaga, tumbu fly
A mounted specimen of the tumbu fly or putzi fly common in East and Central Africa. Photographed by Martin Hall in Marikari Pans, Botswana

Oestrus ovis, ship nasal botfly larva
A ship nasal botfly larva, a cause of myiasis extracted from a human eye in Kuwait. Photographed by Martin Hall

Adult new world screwworm fly
A mounted specimen of a Adult new world screwworm fly. Photographed by Martin Hall

Calliphora vicina, blowfly
A mounted specimen of the blowfly (Calliphora vicina) found in Stanley area of the East Falklands. Photographed by Martin Hall

Treatment of ear myiasis in an infected sheep in Sarbogard, Hungary. Photographed by Martin Hall

Kirkoestrus minutus, botfly
A mounted specimen of the botfly (Kirkoestrus minutus) found in Nwandsi, Kruger National Park. Photographed by Martin Hall

Cuterebra, rodent botfly
3rd instar or stage of the rodent botfly found on a spiny rat (Proechimys sp.) in French Guiana. Photographed by Martin Hall

Dermatobia hominis
A moounted specimen of a flesh eating botfly (Dermatobia hominis) found in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. Photographed by Martin Hall

Dermatobia hominis, botfly eggs
Botfly (Dermatobia hominis) eggs on a host fly (Chrysops variegatus). Santa Cruz, Bolivia. Photographed by Martin Hall

Myiasis species
A collection of adult Myiasis causing fly specimens. Myaisis is the infestation of organs or tissues of the hosting animals. Photographed by Martin Hall

Myiasis causing flies
3rd instar larvae. Photographed by Martin Hall

Gyrostigma rhinocerontis, botfly maggot
A adult rhino botfly maggot (Gyrostigma rhinocerontis) extracted from a white rhino, Merseyside. Photographed by Martin Hall

Spiracles & gut from Dermatobia hominis
Spiracles and gut from botfly larva (Dermatobia hominis) extracted in London. Photographed by Martin Hall

Apis mellifera, honey bee
Scanning electron microscope image of a honey bee coloured artificially by computer. The female worker caste of this species have special baskets on their legs to to take pollen back to the nest

Triatoma brasiliensis, triatomine bug
This insect is a member of the Triatomine group, which are associated with the transmission of disease to humans

Rhodnius ecuadorionsis, triatomine bug
This insect is a member of the Triatomine group, which are associated with the transmission of disease to humans

Cavernicola pilosa, triatomine bug
This insect is a member of the Triatomine group, which are associated with the transmission of disease to humans

Belminus sp. triatomine bug
This insect is a member of the Triatomine group, which are associated with the transmission of disease to humans

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