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Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification
Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2020 6:25 pm
by Klipspringer
A leafhopper

Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification
Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2020 6:30 pm
by Richprins
Thought it may be a new species!

Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification
Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2020 6:44 pm
by Klipspringer
I can not Id leafhoppers

Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification
Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2020 6:28 pm
by Richprins
Medium moth, 2cm - Marloth

Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification
Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2020 6:50 pm
by Klipspringer
I think the moth is one of tussock moths, likely the Bi-coloured Euproctis Euproctis bicolor. But there are dozens of yellow Euproctis species in South Africa
Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification
Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2020 7:07 pm
by Richprins

Klippies!
Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification
Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2020 7:19 pm
by Klipspringer
Adult moths of the subfamily Lymantriidae usually have muted colours (browns and greys), some are yellowish or white, and most of them are very hairy.
The larvae of the tribe Nygmiini, such as
Euproctis, possess urticating setae that can be hazardous to human health
Lymantriinae stand out amongst Erebidae in having non-feeding adults.
Non-feeding moths tend to be short-lived and sexually dimorphic, with males searching for relatively static females calling with pheromone plumes; oviposition is in masses, with larvae aposematic or cryptic, often with urticating spines.
Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification
Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2020 10:23 am
by Richprins
Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification
Posted: Sat Oct 10, 2020 8:50 am
by Klipspringer
Immagine a lifeystyle where your only purpose is once off reproduction

Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification
Posted: Sat Oct 10, 2020 9:35 am
by Lisbeth
Their brains are not exactly like ours, so I will not even try to imagine
