2023 - Artwork - 18 and over Archives - Insect Week

Competition 2023 – Artwork – 18 and over – Felipe Capoccia Coelho – (3)

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A board of 9 different species of tortoise beetles (Cassidinae, Chrysomelidae) native to Brazil. On the background, there are a few of their main host plants.

Competition 2023 – Artwork – 18 and over – Eileen O’Haire – (3)

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The White Plume Moth is a small night flying moth which is rarely seen. I have magnified the scale to bring out all of its spectral beauty.

Competition 2023 – Artwork – 18 and over – Francesca Lant – (1)

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In the bug world, I do find the metallic varieties particularly delightful. Here are three of my favourite shiny bugs: a beautiful demoiselle, ruby tailed wasp and rosemary beetle.

Competition 2023 – Artwork – 18 and over – Anna Hayward – (3)

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I have used the symmetrical markings of a dragonfly to create this embroidery. A variety of counted thread work stitches to represent the patterns from the head to the bottom of the body.

Competition 2023 – Artwork – 18 and over – Veronica Cosier – (1)

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Conceptual ceramic interpretations of wood boring beetles against the backdrop of a decaying beetle inhabited cherry tree stump.

Competition 2023 – Artwork – 18 and over – Edward Hughes – (1)

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The image is based on a journal article by Liu et al. (2018; doi:10.1111/een.12486) that investigated the distribution and phylogeny of Carbula humerigera and C. putoni in eastern China.