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https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.amazonaws.com/photos/456367601/large.jpg April 2022, near Koiimasis Ranch, Helmeringhausen, Namibia. I think subfamily Euryphyminae, perhaps genus Amblyphymus (I think i've ruled out Rhachitopis, but do not know for sure). https://africawild-forum.com/viewtopic.php ...

Thanks Lisbeth, and your right: there are many very useful family-index-pages on this forum I have happely used many times. Unfortunate only 2 Acrotylus-species among those pages, out of 9 possible in Namibia Based on those pages however I do believe it is neither A. patruelis or A. diana, so 7 to ...

Does anyone know their Acrotylus-grasshoppers?


River bank of the Fish River, near Ais-Ais Restcamp, Namibia.

Thanks in advance.

I know it is a long shot, but with this very striking pink wings I thoughed it might be possible to ID this grasshopper?



Photo taken at Hardap Dam, Mariental, Namibia (april 2022).
Thanks for trying.

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.

Caterpillar in Daan Viljoen Gr, Namibia, april 2022. Who knows?

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 ...

Second try...

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

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 ...