I photographed this specimen alive on a fallen log, near Langogan, Palawan Island, The Philippines. This specimen was the first Batocera I had ever seen alive, it having been attracted to a mercury vapour light that was set up in a small clearing in the rainforest.

 Not shown to be endangered.

Batocera boisduvali Hope

This large and little-known but attractive Batocera species is endemic to south-east Queensland, and north-eastern and central-eastern coastal New South Wales. Label data indicates it occurs in rainforest/high rainfall areas at least as far north as Mt Glorious in S.E. Queensland, and at least as far south as the Taree district in New South Wales. I photographed this female specimen after it had come to mercury vapour light near rainforest in N.E. New South Wales in January 1996. The yellow patches on the elytra turn white after death. The published larval host plants are Ficus macrophylla (Morton Bay Fig) and Ficus australis. Not shown to be endangered.

Another large species for the genus, this species is found through much of south-east Asia. This specimen was photographed near Langogan, Palawan Island, The Philippines, having been attracted to a mercury vapour light set up in a small clearing in the rainforest.

In life, as can be seen here, the adults of this very large species are marked with a beautiful orange-red patches, but after death these generally fade to a pale off-yellow or whitish colour. This species is also widespread throughout south-east Asia. This specimen was photographed alive in Peninsular Malaysia where it was attracted to lights near a tourist resort in mountain rainforest. Not shown to be endangered.

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