Insect or Invertebrates Identification - DONE

Post by **arks** » Sat Mar 21, 2015 2:03 pm

Sorry to have missed you, nan

... maybe next time

Post by **arks** » Sat Mar 21, 2015 6:16 pm

Can anyone help with ID of this insect? I'm not sure whether it's a fly or a bee or a wasp ....

Seen at Nylsvly Nature Reserve (Limpopo) in late April 2012.

Post by **Toko** » Sat Mar 21, 2015 11:43 pm

African Honeybee Apis mellifera scutellata

Post by **arks** » Sun Mar 22, 2015 3:21 am

Thanks yet again, Toko. You're helping me to resolve so many of my ID 'mysteries'! $O\/$

Post by **arks** » Mon Mar 23, 2015 2:44 am

Here are several more insects I need ID for.

This first one was seen in my garden in Darling in late May 2012

These two were seen in WCNP in early December 2012

and

And this one was seen along Darling Hills Road in late December 2012

Post by **Toko** » Mon Mar 23, 2015 1:54 pm

arks wrote:Here are several more insects I need ID for.

This first one was seen in my garden in Darling in late May 2012

Post by **Toko** » Mon Mar 23, 2015 1:56 pm

arks wrote:Here are several more insects I need ID for.
These two were seen in WCNP in early December 2012

This a Common Geranium Bronze Cacyreus marshalli, very nice flower photo - Senecio elegans $O\/$ $O\/$ $O\/$

Post by **Toko** » Mon Mar 23, 2015 2:06 pm

arks wrote:Here are several more insects I need ID for.

And this one was seen along Darling Hills Road in late December 2012

Phymateus morbillosus Common Milkweed Locust

Post by **Toko** » Mon Mar 23, 2015 3:03 pm

arks wrote:Here are several more insects I need ID for.

These two were seen in WCNP in early December 2012

That's an Allopadula bee, perhaps Allodapula variegata

Post by **arks** » Mon Mar 23, 2015 5:25 pm

thanks so much for all of these Toko

Glad you like the asters

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