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by corotauria
Wed Sep 14, 2022 7:59 pm
Forum: Invertebrates
Topic: Insect or Invertebrates Identification
Replies: 694
Views: 36636

Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification

It seems to be, indeed.
Based on this observation it should be a member of the Lasoicampinae.
Still can't find anything closer to species-level yet.
by corotauria
Mon Aug 08, 2022 5:35 pm
Forum: Invertebrates
Topic: Insect or Invertebrates Identification
Replies: 694
Views: 36636

Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification

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Caterpillar in Daan Viljoen Gr, Namibia, april 2022. Who knows?
by corotauria
Sat Jun 25, 2022 8:39 pm
Forum: Invertebrates
Topic: Insect or Invertebrates Identification
Replies: 694
Views: 36636

Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification

That is not as far as I am willing to go on ID-ing them... :-0 Scopula serena is indeed the best fit so far. Thanks! This site doesn't mention S. serena for Namibia yet, though... Can't find good photo's of the species mentioned there. Does someone has a book or something? 2 more Geometridae moths ...
by corotauria
Mon Jun 20, 2022 9:19 pm
Forum: Africa Wild Quizzies & Games
Topic: Can You See The Aminal!?
Replies: 2326
Views: 27437

Re: Can You See The Aminal!?

Second try...
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by corotauria
Mon Jun 20, 2022 9:12 pm
Forum: Invertebrates
Topic: Insect or Invertebrates Identification
Replies: 694
Views: 36636

Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification

2 more Geometridae moths from Daan Viljoen.
Not a clue yet...

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by corotauria
Mon Jun 20, 2022 8:11 pm
Forum: Invertebrates
Topic: Insect or Invertebrates Identification
Replies: 694
Views: 36636

Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification

Sometimes the only sure method of ID is genitalia dissection with butterflies and moths. Back when I was collecting Lepidoptera, the entomologists sponsoring the trips would spend every night removing the specimens' genitalia to preserve them for further study after the trip. They discovered some n...
by corotauria
Mon Jun 20, 2022 8:07 pm
Forum: Invertebrates
Topic: Insect or Invertebrates Identification
Replies: 694
Views: 36636

Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification

Does Chiasmia grimmia fit? https://vmus.adu.org.za/vm_view_db.php?database=sabca&prj_acronym=LepiMAP&db=sabca&URL=http://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=LepiMAP&Logo=images/lepimap_logo.png&Headline=Atlas%20of%20African%20Lepidoptera&Use_main_filter=1&User_id=&Full_name=&ser...
by corotauria
Fri Jun 17, 2022 10:30 am
Forum: Invertebrates
Topic: Insect or Invertebrates Identification
Replies: 694
Views: 36636

Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification

And what do you think about these 2 moths? https://pbase.com/corotauria/image/172618790/original.jpg https://pbase.com/corotauria/image/172618736/original.jpg Both Daan Viljoen, april 2022 They both seems to be a Scopula spec. , but other then S. deserta no fitting records from Namibia I can find. B...
by corotauria
Fri Jun 17, 2022 10:25 am
Forum: Africa Wild Quizzies & Games
Topic: Can You See The Aminal!?
Replies: 2326
Views: 27437

Re: Can You See The Aminal!?

Hopefully it works...
by corotauria
Fri Jun 17, 2022 9:47 am
Forum: Invertebrates
Topic: Insect or Invertebrates Identification
Replies: 694
Views: 36636

Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification

The Christmas beetle may be a Schizonycha sp. There are 300 or so species recorded from Africa. They have these long thin legs ;-) Great, thanks! :ty: According to this site , there are 23 species of Schizonycha in Namibia. Still to much to get to species-level... There is a key, but the photo does...

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