Recce Trips To Thomson Nature Park (Jan 2020)

The Thomson Nature Park was first opened in Oct 2019 and I didn't have the opportunity to visit the place until this holiday seasons of Christmas and New Year.

The following is a combination of the various recce trips that I made to the Thomson Nature Park. Starting from this first post for 2020, I will only post the photographs of the beetles that I encountered during the trip, with some information on the beetles encountered.

Leaf Beetle ~10 mm

Long Horned Beetle (Pterolophia illicita) ~ 10 mm [First-time-encountered]

Pintail Beetle ~ 5 mm [First-time-encountered]

Fungus Beetle (Eumorphus quadriguttatus quadriguttatus) ~ 10 mm

Tortoiseshell Beetle (Cassida circumdata) ~ 8 mm

Leaf Beetle ~10 mm

Fungus Weevil (Eucorynus crassicornis) ~10 mm

Darkling Beetle ~25 mm

Darkling Beetle (Ceropria induta) ~10 mm

Darkling Beetle (Promethis valga) ~15 mm

Long Horned Beetle (Xystrocera globosa) ~ 18 mm [First-time-encountered]

Darkling Beetle (Cryphaeus gazelle) ~ 10 mm

Ground Beetle (Catascopus dalbertisi) ~10 mm

Beetle larva

Polypore Fungus Beetle ~ 3 mm

Rove Beetle ~3 mm

Darkling Beetle (Byrsaz sp.) ~3 mm

Rove Beetle ~3 mm [First-time-encountered]

Pintail ~10 mm

Rove Beetle ~3 mm [First-time-encountered]

Darkling Beetle ~10 mm [First-time-encountered]

Darkling Beetle ~4 mm

Fungus Beetle (Mycetina cyanipennis) ~3 mm

Fungus Weevil ~3 mm

Darkling Beetle ~ 5 mm

Darkling Beetle ~5 mm