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Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification

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0/* Helloooo

What a beauty ^Q^

You are spot on \O


Wing veneation is clearly tribe Holoptilini

http://cjai.biologicalsurvey.ca/wetal_26/wetal_26.pdf


checklist narrows down to Holoptilus
http://www.ru.ac.za/media/rhodesunivers ... loptilinae

What about H. nebulosus -O- (maybe "possibly" =O: )
http://www2.nrm.se/en/het_nrm/n/holopti ... losus.html

H. vulpes looks different lol
http://www2.nrm.se/en/het_nrm/v/holoptilus_vulpes.html


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\O YAY Thanks, Toko.

Not sure about the TT, Liz.... :-? I waffle back and forth every year, then it gets too late. I'm getting lazy O**


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When you have time, maybe you can post some of your super pics in the relevant topics with a short comment, pleeeeeeze 0/0


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Travel tale would be truly awesome O** 0() - we love your humor and your photography O0 O**


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magnificent photo of the Wolf... Ant Wolf ^Q^ ^Q^ ^Q^


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Toko wrote:Travel tale would be truly awesome O** 0() - we love your humor and your photography O0 O**
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Please ID this worm we found crawling up our sliding door (first photo) and then on a piece of paper.

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Slug moth of the subfamily Limacodinae, perhaps Latoia vivida Vivid Slug


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Thanks Toko but does it sting with all those spikes?


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:yes:


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