Showing posts with label insect. Show all posts
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Sunday, 14 August 2016

Illustrations 2015

Hello all! I've been keeping quiet on the blogging front very much lately due to a lack of time, my bad! I have rediscovered my love for digital illustration of late, and have been working through a comprehensive portfolio of images. I thought it's about time I shared some of them publicly. Here are a selection of my best pieces from last year.



Aardvark skull



Aardvark
Orycteropus afer (Pallas, 1766)
Orycteropodidae; Tubulidentata; Mammalia; Chordata



 Aardwolf



 Aardwolf skull
Proteles cristatus (Sparrmann, 1783)
Hyaenidae; Carnivora; Mammalia; Chordata



 Abdim's stork
Ciconia abdimii Lichtenstein, 1823
Ciconiidae; Ciconiiformes; Aves; Chordata



 Abyssinian roller
Coracias abyssinicus Hermann, 1783
Coraciidae; Coraciiformes; Aves; Chordata



Acanthoceras jukesbrowni Spath, 1926
Acanthoceratidae; Ammonitida; Cephalopoda; Mollusca


 Addax
Addax nasomaculatus (de Blainville 1816)
Bovidae; Artiodactyla; Mammalia; Chordata



 Male Adonis blue
Polyommatus bellargus (Rottemburg, 1775)
Lycaenidae; Lepidoptera; Insecta; Arthropoda



African black duck
Anas sparsa sparsa Eyton, 1838
Anatidae; Anseriformes; Aves; Chordata



 Male African comb duck
Sarkidiornis melanotos (Pennant, 1769)
Anatidae; Anseriformes; Aves; Chordata



 African grey hornbill
Tockus nasutus (Linnaeus, 1766)
Bucerotidae; Coraciiformes; Aves; Chordata



 African grey parrot
Psittacus erithacus Linnaeus, 1758
Psittacidae; Psittaciformes; Aves; Chordata



 African hunting dog
Lycaon pictus (Temminck, 1820)
Canidae; Carnivora; Mammalia; Chordata



 Male African lion
Panthera leo (Linnaeus, 1758)
Felidae; Carnivora; Mammalia; Chordata



 African monarch
Danaus chrysippus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Nymphalidae; Lepidoptera; Insecta; Arthropoda



 Male African pochard
Netta erythrophthalma brunnea (Eyton, 1838)
Anatidae; Anseriformes; Aves; Chordata



 Male African pygmy goose
Nettapus auritus (Boddaert, 1783)
Anatidae; Anseriformes; Aves; Chordata

 

 African savannah elephant
Loxodonta africana (Blumenbach, 1797)
Elephantidae; Proboscidea; Mammalia; Chordata



 African spurred tortoise
Geochelone sulcata (Miller, 1779)
Testudinidae; Testudines; Sauropsida; Chordata



 African warthog skull
Phacochoerus africanus (Gmelin, 1788)
Suidae; Artiodactyla; Mammalia; Chordata



 African white-backed duck
Thalassornis leuconotus leuconotus Eyton, 1838
Anatidae; Anseriformes; Aves; Chordata



Agrias claudina (Godart, 1824)
Nymphalidae; Lepidoptera; Insecta; Arthropoda



Agriochoerus antiquus Leidy, 1850
Agriochoeridae; Artiodactyla; Mammalia; Chordata



 Aldabra giant tortoise
Aldabrachelys gigantea (Schweigger, 1812)
Testudinidae; Testudines; Sauropsida; Chordata



  Alligator prenasalis (Loomis, 1904)
Alligatoridae; Crocodilia; Sauropsida; Chordata



Allosaurus fragilis Marsh, 1877
Allosauridae; Saurischia; Sauropsida; Chordata



Fez Aloe
Aloe peglerae Schönland
Asphodelaceae; Asparagales; Angiosperms



 Amazilia hummingbird
Amazilia amazilia (Lesson, 1827)
Trochilidae; Apodiformes; Aves; Chordata



 American alligator skull
Alligator mississippiensis (Daudin, 1802)
Alligatoridae; Crocodilia; Sauropsida; Chordata



 American black duck
Anas rubripes (Brewster, 1902)
Anatidae; Anseriformes; Aves; Chordata



American crocodile skull
Crocodylus acutus Cuvier, 1807
Crocodylidae; Crocodilia; Sauropsida; Chordata



 American horseshoe crab
Limulus polyphemus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Limulidae; Xiphosura; Merostomata; Arthropoda



 Male American kestrel
Falco sparverius Linnaeus, 1758
Falconidae; Falconiformes; Aves; Chordata



 American robin
Turdus migratorius migratorius Linnaeus, 1766
Turdidae; Passeriformes; Aves; Chordata



 Male American wigeon
Anas americana Gmelin, 1789
Anatidae; Anseriformes; Aves; Chordata



Amphicyon ingens Matthew, 1924
Amphicyonidae; Carnivora; Mammalia; Chordata



Amphimachairodus giganteus Kretzoi, 1929
Felidae; Carnivora; Mammalia; Chordata



Amur tiger
  Panthera tigris altaica Temminck, 1844
Felidae; Carnivora; Mammalia; Chordata



Anatotitan copei Lull & Wright ,1942 [= Edmontosaurus annectens (Marsh, 1892)]
Hadrosauridae; Ornithischia; Sauropsida; Chordata



 Andean condor skeleton



Male Andean condor
Vultur gryphus Linnaeus, 1758
Cathartidae; Accipitriformes; Aves; Chordata



Andean flamingo
Phoenicoparrus andinus (Philippi, 1854)
Phoenicopteridae; Phoenicopteriformes; Aves; Chordata

 

Androgynoceras maculatum Young & Bird, 1822
Liparoceratidae; Ammonitida; Cephalopoda; Mollusca

 

 Ankylosaurus magniventris Brown, 1908
Ankylosauridae; Ornithischia; Sauropsida; Chordata



Subantarctic gentoo penguin
Pygoscelis papua papua (Forster, 1781)
Spheniscidae; Sphenisciformes; Aves; Chordata



Anthomyia pluvialis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Anthomyiidae; Diptera; Insecta; Arthropoda



Arabian oryx
Oryx leucoryx Pallas, 1777
Bovidae; Artiodactyla; Mammalia; Chordata



Archaeopteryx siemensii Dames, 1897
Archaeopterygidae; Saurischia; Sauropsida; Chordata



Archaeotherium mortoni Leidy, 1850
Entelodontidae; Artiodactyla; Mammalia; Chordata



Arctic fox
Vulpes lagopus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Canidae; Carnivora; Mammalia; Chordata



Argentine black-and-white tegu
Salvator merianae Duméril & Bibron, 1839
Teiidae; Squamata; Sauropsida; Chordata



 Palawan binturong
Arctictis binturong whitei J. A. Allen, 1910
Viverridae; Carnivora; Mammalia; Chordata


"Periodic Table of the Animals"