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    Posted 4 years ago

    fortapache
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    I see a lot of butterfly collections but a collection of dragonflies not so much. In fact this is the first one. These are from Southeast Asia but not as large as other insects from there. Probably because they eat mosquitos which are the same size everywhere.
    The top one is Vestalis gracilis which is a Damselfly' The bottom one is Orthetrum testaceum is a Dragonfly and the others something in-between those. They are arranged according to size. The dragonfly would be a bit brighter orange in life it has faded a bit. Just did a bit more research and the top three are damselflies and the last one is a dragonfly.
    In the last photo it can be seen in its place in my rather large insect collection. It is rather large.

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    Comments

    1. Newfld Newfld, 4 years ago
      Beautiful dragonflies what a great find! Your insect wall is spectacular by the way, love the butterflies, so much preserved beauty
    2. dav2no1 dav2no1, 4 years ago
      Pretty cool collection man! This reminds me of a story...early 90's

      My boss and I were headed on a road trip.. I think we're going to Woodburn Oregon for a drag race... as we crossed into Oregon from Washington, the boss said there's a great rib eye steak place just over the bridge by the water...

      I mean this place was right next to a slaughterhouse. They had 2 fer specials... two dinners, ribeye steak, salad, aside and dessert. Fresh meat from the slaughter house...

      The guy that owned the place used to be an audiophile. He sold that business to start this restaurant. It was very cool inside there was several paintings and model airplanes hanging from the ceiling....

      But when you took a closer look ....all the paintings we're actually made from butterfly wings.
    3. jscott0363 jscott0363, 4 years ago
      The first Dragon Fly collection I've ever seen and it's awesome!! I also love the huge collection shown in pic #4!
    4. OLECODY OLECODY, 4 years ago
      Way cool love your wall
    5. dav2no1 dav2no1, 4 years ago
      How many do you have? Looks like a lot..
    6. Vynil33rpm Vynil33rpm, 4 years ago
      WowZwow
    7. fortapache fortapache, 4 years ago
      Thank you very much Newfld. I do my share.

      Thank you very much dav2. I used to be an audiophile. And I like steaks. An interesting story.

      Thank you very much Scott. Mine too.

      Thank you very much dav2. It is hard to say or count.

      Thank you very much olecody.

      And thank you very much Vynil.



    8. hotairfan hotairfan, 4 years ago
      great collection of butterflies and other insects. I see, what I call a stickbug in your display, They used to be all around my home, now I don't see near as many, must be environmental impact.
      Nice post!
    9. fortapache fortapache, 4 years ago
      Thank you very much hotairfan. I did see smaller ones when I lived down the hill.

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