Insect Collection Set -12 Ground & Leaf & Snout Beetle Specimen

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Insect Collection Set -12 Ground & Leaf & Snout Beetle Specimen 12 genuine different Insects(Ground, Leaf, Longhorn, Unicorn and Weevil Snout Beetles) permanently encased in our proprietary developed lucite material(in separate individual block). The specimens are crystal clear, indestructible and transparent. Safe,authentic and completely unbreakable specimen put living insects right at your fingertips! Anyone can safely explore the insects from every angle. It is clear enough for microscope observation. Size of each block is 4.5x3.0x2.0 cm(1.8x1.2x0.8 inch). Weight of each block is 30 g. Total weight of the whole set is 360 g and 550 g with packing box. Size of the packing box : 22x17.5x3.3 cm (8.7x6.9x1.3 inch) This is a handmade real animal specimen craft. Each one will be a bit different (specimen size, color and posture) even in the same production batch. The picture in my listing is just for reference as we are selling multiple pieces with the same picture . It is an ideal learning aid for students and kids and also a very good collectible item for every body. *** Wholesale is welcome. I have a lot more insect specimen items in my ebay store( /Gao-Fu-Collectibles ), you may log in my store to view the details. Shipping cost: Free shipping cost. Goods will be sent by airmail from Hong Kong and it may take 12-18 days to arrive. I can do combined shipping if buyer also buys other items in my store. *** These insects are all from China. Weevil Snout Beetle - Cyrtotrachelus longimanus 10 Star Golden Leaf Beetle – Oides decempunctatus Golden Spot Tiger Beetle – Cicindela aurulenta Golden Leaf Beetle - Podontia lutea 8 Spot Golden Leaf Beetle - Oides duporti Stripe Leaf Beetle Jewel Frog Leaf Beetle – Sagra femorata 10 Star Golden Leaf Beetle – Oides decempunctatus Order: Coleoptera Family: Chrysomelidae Distribution: Eastern China Body size: 13 mm Color: yellow to orange Yellow fin sheath around each of the five spots. Main food: leaves of grape plants. The insect looks like ladybug beetles. Most have wings with a transparent sheath-edge features Adults living in low-lying areas of forest edge; seen in the spring, summer second quarter. More active during the daytime. Habitat in the grass and trees. Leaf beetles (order Coleoptera, family Chrysomelidae) range from Cylindrical and elongate to round-backed. Many species are brightly coloured or metallic. The antennae are less than half the length of the body, which is typically smooth and hairless. Groups of eggs are laid on host plants. The larvae live inside plant stems. Pupation normally occurs in the soil. Can be found in subtropical regions and widespread on plants in all terrestrial habitats. Golden Spot Tiger Beetle – Cicindela aurulenta Distribution: Southern China It is the fierciest insect living on the ground. Any other insects meeting it cannot escape from the attack of its sharp mouth. Its imagoes usually appear on the ground. When confronted with danger, it flies for a short while. Its body length is 15~21mm, and its color is dark blue and green, which can appear in rainbow colors like red and yellow under the light from different angles. At the back of its body are 8 white stripes. It dwells in the vast woods, trails, and riverbed etc. It is found in great number in the windbreak forest along the coast of Wujie Township and in the riverbed of Lanyang River. After the white larvae are hatched, the female bug builds hollows in the ground immediately. Most of the times, it hybernates in hollows to wait for tiny insect passing by, and then catches it and drags it back to the hollow for eating. The larvae hatch into pupae in the soil. Golden Leaf Beetle - Podontia lutea Length 14 - 17 mm, the type of large, golden color with shiny, black antennae, the former 2 orange, brown legs, the t... read more

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