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Zhaoqi Leng

@zhaoqileng42.bsky.social

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PhD student at GWU | evo-devo of butterfly wing scale | water strider taxonomy

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Zhaoqi Leng @zhaoqileng42.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

The amazing mimicry of Uropyia meticulodina, Qinling mountain, 2026-7.

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Zhaoqi Leng @zhaoqileng42.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

The star of Borneo, Fruhstorferia nigromuliebris.

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Zhaoqi Leng @zhaoqileng42.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

The famous ant of the Sahara, the Saharan silver ant Cataglyphis bombycina, is truly beautiful! It’s hard to capture their silvery color in photos.

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Zhaoqi Leng @zhaoqileng42.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

Owl in snow.

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Zhaoqi Leng @zhaoqileng42.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

The highlight of my 2025 was successfully rearing and documenting the life cycle of the squeak beetle (Hygrobia hermanni). Its larvae roam along the bottom of the water and feed on naidid worms (Naididae).

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Zhaoqi Leng @zhaoqileng42.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

Two Tawny Owls (Strix aluco) live together.

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Zhaoqi Leng @zhaoqileng42.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

Winter Special: Extreme Sexual Dimorphism in the Winter Moth Operophtera brumata.

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Zhaoqi Leng @zhaoqileng42.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

The aurora did not appear, but I found a giant puffball (Calvatia gigantea).

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Zhaoqi Leng @zhaoqileng42.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

Today — Long-eared Owl (Asio otus) near my home.

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Zhaoqi Leng @zhaoqileng42.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

Eggs of the European Peacock Butterfly (Aglais io), some of which have been parasitized by egg parasitoid wasps from the family Chalcidoidea.

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Zhaoqi Leng @zhaoqileng42.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

African Houbara (Chlamydotis undulata) in the coastal desert, Corralejo, Canary Islands.

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Zhaoqi Leng @zhaoqileng42.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

Carabus problematicus is preying on small ground beetles. The Netherlands, 2025.

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Zhaoqi Leng @zhaoqileng42.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

Fireflies in the rainforest: Different species of fireflies exhibit distinct behaviors and occupy different ecological niches. These fireflies inhabit the forest canopy. Xishuangbanna, China.

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Zhaoqi Leng @zhaoqileng42.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

Horvathiolus guttatus visiting flowers of Horvathiolus guttatus. September, Sagres, Spain.

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Zhaoqi Leng @zhaoqileng42.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

Leaf beetle Chelymorpha variolosa parasitized by a species of Pteromalidae. It appears that these wasps have just emerged and are coming out of the beetle. 2025, Cayenne, French Guiana.

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Zhaoqi Leng @zhaoqileng42.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

Giant caterpillar of Caligo idomeneus! Photographed in 2025, Cayenne, French Guiana.

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Zhaoqi Leng @zhaoqileng42.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

The ground beetle Carabus clatratus Linnaeus, 1761 is attempting to capture a toad. The Netherlands, 2025.

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