Please help me to identify the insects

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Yoksven, 18.08.2011 13:31

Hello. Well, I'll say right away, yes, I just registered and yes, I just registered to create this theme. But no, I do not intend to engage in advertising of any kind and will try to avoid allusions to sites or any trademarks, as far as the format of my request allows.

Actually, I am currently trying to update the materials of one site and am writing an article. One of the purposes of the article is to describe the details of the episodes of the series, and one of the details is insects, and quite exotic ones at that. Google, and my own poor knowledge, I could not identify the insects, so I ask for the help of experts.

Yes, more. This is an anime series, so I'm not even sure if all these insects exist in nature and are not a figment of the artists ' imagination. However, in terms of realism, the series keeps a pretty good bar [in particular, the city in which the action takes place exists in the real world and is recreated in great detail], which allows us to hope that the artists drew real-life views.

Actually, the insects that need to be identified:
user posted image

Due to the limitations of the forum, you will have to make another post, since there are only 7 of them. Unfortunately, there are no screenshots in a better resolution than here.

And since it's an anime, it's clear that it's all set in Japan. So it will also be useful to find out if these species are found in the land of the rising sun, if someone has such information.

I would appreciate any help.

Comments

18.08.2011 14:18, Guest

Naturally, there can be no question of establishing the exact species affiliation, since all images are highly stylized.
The first picture shows a male beetle from the tribe Dynastini (family Scarabaeidae), probably Dynastes sp. In Japan, such beetles are not found.
The second picture shows a beetle from the same family, but subfamily Euchirinae. Most closely resembles Cheirotonus sp. These are not available in Japan either.
The last picture, where a beetle stands against the background of someone's hair, shows a member of the Lucanidae family with a broken mandible.
In the picture in front of the butterfly, some kind of water scorpion (family Nepidae).
In general, a certain realism of the images is visible - everything you put up can be correlated with real-life insects. But there are no" Japanese " specifics, just large, beautiful insects, apparently known to animators.