Wings in amber
Updated: Sep 14
Wings can be preserved in amber in incredible detail. This collection highlights the best wings we have found in amber.
8) Clear lacewing with all four wings out
Provenance: Burmese Amber (Myanmar)
Origin: Hukawng Valley, Kachin State, Myanmar
Age: ~98–100 million years
Geologic Period: Mid-Cretaceous
The wings displayed on this specimen are nearly perfect.
7) Adult hemiptera with clear legs and wings.
Origin: Dominican Republic
Age: ~15–20 million years
Geologic Period: Miocene
Hemipteran with detailed wings on display. Clear legs as well.
6) Swarm of clear wasps.
Provenance: Dominican Amber, Palo Quemado
Origin: Dominican Republic
Age: ~15–20 million years
Geologic Period: Miocene
There are four or more wasps in this piece, some of which display great wings and eyes. [Shop Wasps in Amber Here]
5) Large snake fly.
Origin: Hukawng Valley, Kachin State, Myanmar
Age: ~98–100 million years
Geologic Period: Mid-Cretaceous
This insect has large wings display. Possibly a snake fly.
4) Hemiptera caught in flight.
Provenance: Burmese Amber (Myanmar)
Origin: Hukawng Valley, Kachin State, Myanmar
Age: ~98–100 million years
Geologic Period: Mid-Cretaceous
This is a great display of all 4 wings on a hemipteran. [Shop Hemipterans in Amber Here]
5) Diptera, perfectly poised to show wing veins.
Provenance: Dominican Amber, Palo Quemado
Origin: Dominican Republic
Age: ~15–20 million years
Geologic Period: Miocene
Diptera fly with it's wings on display. Set in woven bracelet. [Shop Bracelets in Amber Here]
4) An unusual fly with strange antennae.
Provenance: Burmese Amber (Myanmar)
Origin: Hukawng Valley, Kachin State, Myanmar
Age: ~98–100 million years
Geologic Period: Mid-Cretaceous
Very clear wing displays. A very rare species. Possibly a mating pair in this piece. there are 2 of them. Also, many more insects are present. Not identified. [Shop Antennae in Amber Here]
3) Clear adult fly, likely a male mosquito.
Provenance: Dominican Amber, Palo Quemado
Origin: Dominican Republic
Age: ~15–20 million years
Geologic Period: Miocene
Excellent wing display and veins. His long probiscus (tongue) is displayed.
2) Crane fly wings.
Provenance: Dominican Amber, Palo Quemado
Origin: Dominican Republic
Age: ~15–20 million years
Geologic Period: Miocene
This crane fly has clear wings on display [Shop Crane Flies in Amber Here]
1) Wasp in amber.
Provenance: Dominican Amber, Palo Quemado
Origin: Dominican Republic
Age: ~15–20 million years
Geologic Period: Miocene
This wasp has exceptional clarity and the wing veination is great. It is set in a woven bracelet.
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