Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification
Posted: Mon May 06, 2019 3:36 pm
Hodotermes mossambicus
They will eat all your grass
They will eat all your grass
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Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification
Posted: Mon May 06, 2019 5:26 pm
Harvester termites! Get a pangolin!
Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification
Posted: Mon May 06, 2019 5:33 pm
Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification
Posted: Wed Jul 31, 2019 9:09 pm
Hi folks
it's been a while. Struggling with a Swallowtail and a moth from Thonga Beach, KZN, South Africa in February. As ever your help would be appreciated
it's been a while. Struggling with a Swallowtail and a moth from Thonga Beach, KZN, South Africa in February. As ever your help would be appreciated
Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification
Posted: Wed Jul 31, 2019 9:31 pm
the butterfly is a male
Papilio dardanus (Mocker swallowtail)
For the moth, I'd go for:
GEOMETRIDAE/STERRHINAE
Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification
Posted: Wed Jul 31, 2019 10:12 pm
Thanks Klip 
Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification
Posted: Thu Aug 01, 2019 7:47 am
You are very clever Kippies!!
Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification
Posted: Thu Aug 01, 2019 7:53 am
It is a very remarkable butterfly, the females come in various shapes mimicking different unpalatable butterflies, but the males just stand their ground without mimikry. I wonder why that is, males like to get eaten 
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Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification
Posted: Thu Aug 01, 2019 7:54 am
Males are tougher!
Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification
Posted: Thu Aug 01, 2019 8:51 am
To avoid harassment by male mating attempts, some females mimick the male appearance. A matter of priority: male sexual harassment vs predation. 
No joke!
No joke!