Insect or Invertebrates Identification - DONE

[nan]

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



I saw something like Antelion... will search

[nan]

already posted... same day, same place, Namaqua

[nan]

was a lot of these ones, like a ball of wool... with so beautifull red shoes, Namaqua

[nan]

long grey hairs, Kgalagadi

[Flutterby]

Wow nan, such a variety!

[Toko]

Work to do here!

[nan]

yes... I will have a lot of work... and Toko too
but a bit later

[Twigga]

Picture 020 by twigga2011, on Flickr

Excuse the poor quality

[Toko]

already posted... same day, same place, Namaqua

have added this to the book

viewtopic.php?f=247&t=3192&p=142933#p142933

[Toko]

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

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