Insect or Invertebrates Identification - DONE

[Toko]

Picture 020 by twigga2011, on Flickr

Excuse the poor quality

This might be another

Koppie Foam Grasshopper Dictyophorus spumans

They come in different morphs, I think

[Toko]

a nice colored bug, Augrabies (en route to Namaqua)



I saw something like Antelion... will search

Subject: AW Insect Book: Beetles - Photos & Descriptions

Lunate Blister Beetle Decapotoma lunata
Family: Meloidae

© leachy
Feeding on Ecklon's Blue Commelina, Kruger National Park

Blister beetles are Coleoptera of the family Meloidae, so called for their defensive secretion of a blistering agent, cantharidin. There are approximately 7,500 known species worldwide. Many are conspicuous and some aposematically colored, announcing their toxicity to would-be predators.

Description
A medium-sized crescent-shaped black beetle (body length 14 mm), the body covered with erect black hairs. The pronotum and elytra are punctured; the elytra (wing coverts) with 3 transverse irregular yellow bands. The antennae are black with the last 5 segments yellow.

Habitat
Diverse. Grassland, savannah.

Biology
Adults feed on foliage, flowers of cotton, fruit trees and vegetable, including peas and beans.

Links: Mike Picker, Charles Griffiths, Alan Weaving: Field Guide to Insects of South Africa

It is this one, I think

[nan]

another one, red/orange hairs, Cape Town

long grey hairs, Kgalagadi

These are IMO the same as this one

Cape Lappet Moth Eutricha capensis
Family: Lasiocampidae. Subfamily: Lasiocampinae

© Twigga
These hairy caterpillars are larvae of the Cape Lappet Moth, they are highly gregarious.

Description
Large (wingspan 70 mm), bulky, with reddish brown fore wings with yellow flecks and 3 wavy white lines.
Larvae are hairy and have a central black stripe with spines and white side stripes.

Distribution
Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa.

Habitat
A variety of natural and garden habitats.

Biology
Larvae congregate conspicuously on tree trunks, feeding on Acacia, white stinkwood (Celtis), bush willow (Combretum), Bauhinia and other trees in nature, and on trees such as mango, peach and the Brazilian Pepper in gardens.

Links: African Moths

Do you agree?

all less or more orange... maybe you are right

[Toko]

I will add the first one, not sure on the second one

[nan]

yes, I think will be better, the second seems to be a bit different

[Toko]

is the second one the underside

[nan]

is the second one the underside

you think it walks on the hands

[Flutterby]

[steamtrainfan]

I believe this a Blue Emperor.

[Toko]

Good ID, I think