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Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification

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Thanks! \O


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Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification

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BluTuna wrote:Day 5. Thursday 22 May 2014. Tsendze -> Shingwedzi.

At Shingwedzi, more bugs.

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This is a moth of the genus Streblote
Family: Lasiocampidae. Subfamily: Lasiocampinae

but I don't find info on the species

-O- -O- -O-

http://www.google.de/imgres?imgurl=http ... CHAQrQMwGA


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Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification

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BluTuna wrote:Day 6. Friday 22 May 2014. Shingwedzi.

At Tshange the view was just as impressive as ever.

And I found some bugs while we had coffee.
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Somaticus sp
Tenebrionidae Pimeliinae Sepidiini

:-? don't find anything for species level ID


Somaticus angulatus Somaticus darlingtoni Somaticus funestus Somaticus griseus Somaticus hispidus Somaticus histrio Somaticus lutulentus subsp. lutulentus Somaticus lutulentus subsp. montisdraconis Somaticus metropolis Somaticus newtoni Somaticus obscurus Somaticus schalkwykae Somaticus sinuatus Somaticus sordidus Somaticus terricola subsp. setulosus Somaticus terricola subsp. terricola Somaticus testudo Somaticus varicollis subsp. brachythorax Somaticus varicollis subsp. disconnectus Somaticus varicollis subsp. varicollis Somaticus vestitus Somaticus zumpti subsp. rhodesianus Somaticus zumpti subsp. zumpti


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Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification

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BluTuna wrote:Day 6. Friday 22 May 2014. Shingwedzi.

At Tshange the view was just as impressive as ever.


And I found some bugs while we had coffee.

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Perhaps a Crematogaster sp


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Toko wrote:
BluTuna wrote:Day 5. Thursday 22 May 2014. Tsendze -> Shingwedzi.

At Shingwedzi, more bugs.

Image
This is a moth of the genus Streblote
Family: Lasiocampidae. Subfamily: Lasiocampinae

but I don't find info on the species

-O- -O- -O-

http://www.google.de/imgres?imgurl=http ... CHAQrQMwGA
Looks a lot like the P. Panda which it can't be because they dion't occur in the region. As you say, there's not a lot of information about Streblote moths on the net. -O- -O-


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Toko wrote:
BluTuna wrote:Day 6. Friday 22 May 2014. Shingwedzi.

At Tshange the view was just as impressive as ever.

And I found some bugs while we had coffee.
Image
Somaticus sp
Tenebrionidae Pimeliinae Sepidiini

:-? don't find anything for species level ID


Somaticus angulatus Somaticus darlingtoni Somaticus funestus Somaticus griseus Somaticus hispidus Somaticus histrio Somaticus lutulentus subsp. lutulentus Somaticus lutulentus subsp. montisdraconis Somaticus metropolis Somaticus newtoni Somaticus obscurus Somaticus schalkwykae Somaticus sinuatus Somaticus sordidus Somaticus terricola subsp. setulosus Somaticus terricola subsp. terricola Somaticus testudo Somaticus varicollis subsp. brachythorax Somaticus varicollis subsp. disconnectus Somaticus varicollis subsp. varicollis Somaticus vestitus Somaticus zumpti subsp. rhodesianus Somaticus zumpti subsp. zumpti
I couldn't find anything either -O-


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Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification

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Toko wrote:
BluTuna wrote:Day 6. Friday 22 May 2014. Shingwedzi.

At Tshange the view was just as impressive as ever.


And I found some bugs while we had coffee.

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Perhaps a Crematogaster sp
I think so too! ^Q^ \O


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Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification

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Under Charaxes jasius saturnus it says "Photo Wanted". I found this while looking for Kruger birds and I think this is that species:

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Hans Merensky Nature Reserve


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Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification

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Yeah O/\ O/\ O/\ O/\ - wonderful photo!

Will add O:V


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Weevil ID

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Hi again!
Here is an insect, probably a weevil, but I cant find the species...
Any idea???
Thanks!
Emilie

Picture from South Africa, Mapungubwe.

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