Name: Amber with Insects (Coleoptera; Homoptera; Trichoptera; Hemiptera; Hymenoptera; Diptera)
Size: mm (25.4mm=1 inch): 98 across
Location: Andes mountains in Colombia
Code: a17
Price: $135 - Sold
 This
is one a truly remarkable amber specimen, with an enormous diversity
of representatives of an ancient rainforest ecosystem. The insect
inclusions of many, diverse and splendid. There are 18 Platypodid
beetles (Coleopterans), two superb Planthoppers (Homopteran), large
Caddis fly (Trichopteran), one particularly colorful beetle, several
Hymenopterans, a strange Hemipteran, a larvae, some 25 Dipterans of
various genera, and a really strange insect. More than 50 insects
altogether, in a nicely colored piece measuring a huge 98 mm across
at its widest point. |
