Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification
Posted: Thu Oct 24, 2013 4:09 pm
a nice colored bug, Augrabies (en route to Namaqua)
I saw something like Antelion... will search
I saw something like Antelion... will search
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Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification
Posted: Thu Oct 24, 2013 4:10 pm
already posted... same day, same place, Namaqua
Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification
Posted: Thu Oct 24, 2013 4:13 pm
was a lot of these ones, like a ball of wool... with so beautifull red shoes, Namaqua
Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification
Posted: Thu Oct 24, 2013 4:21 pm
long grey hairs, Kgalagadi
Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification
Posted: Fri Oct 25, 2013 9:41 am
Wow nan, such a variety!
Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification
Posted: Fri Oct 25, 2013 9:50 am
Work to do here!
Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification
Posted: Fri Oct 25, 2013 9:57 am
yes... I will have a lot of work... and Toko too
but a bit later
but a bit later
Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification
Posted: Fri Oct 25, 2013 11:23 am
Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification
Posted: Fri Oct 25, 2013 1:17 pm
have added this to the booknan wrote:already posted... same day, same place, Namaqua
viewtopic.php?f=247&t=3192&p=142933#p142933
Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification
Posted: Fri Oct 25, 2013 1:20 pm
nan wrote:another one, red/orange hairs, Cape Town
nan wrote:long grey hairs, Kgalagadi
These are IMO the same as this one
Twigga wrote: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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