Insect or Invertebrates Identification - DONE

[wynand]

A Weevil of some kind.

Elbowed antennae with clubs. Antennae attached to sides of snout. Weevils, snout beetles = family Curculionidae.


I don't have a clue what this strange thing is.

Could be a kind of Fungus Weevil, family Anthribidae. Some have short snouts (but I could be very wrong).


This is an adult Ant-Lion that my SO caught at work (Hartebeeshoek) and brought home for me.

Certainly an Antlion, yes. I think it might be a Gregarious Antlion: Hagenomyia lethifer. Picker Griffiths & Weaving 2004:page 180 no 4A ?

[Toko]

wynand

Thanks heaps

The antlion ID looks good to me

[Toko]

Marakele, Bontle campsite's bathroom, November.

Bark antlion
Centroclisis or Jaya sp?

[wynand]

Agree with "Bark Antlion".
Jaya species transferred to Centroclisis ( http://www.ru.ac.za/static/departments/ ... tidae.html ). So I think we can rule out Jaya.
But then there's Syngenes, with the more pointy wingtips.

[wynand]

African Wood White, Fladderpapiertjie, Leptosia alcesta inalcesta.
Riverine forest, Blyde River, Lowveld. Wingspan about 45mm.

[Toko]

wynand

Your butterfly has an Id already , do you want it in the butterfly book?

[Toko]

Could be a kind of Fungus Weevil, family Anthribidae. Some have short snouts (but I could be very wrong).

How about Attelabidae for this one, the square elytra would point to this family

[wynand]

wynand

Your butterfly has an Id already , do you want it in the butterfly book?

Oh, I see how this works. Sorry. Will you move it to the book?

[wynand]

Please check the ID of : viewtopic.php?f=247&t=3184&start=20#p143081

I reckon that is Achaea echo. Compare images at AfricanMoths.

There is some turmoil in the status of Noctuid families and subfamilies and I propose we follow the conservative scheme reflected in EOL.

Noctuidae : Catocalinae : Achaea

You'll see that is not in agreement with AfricanMoths: Erebidae : Erebinae : Achaea that follows the scheme whereby Erebidae is split off from Noctuidae.

[wynand]

How about Attelabidae for this one, the square elytra would point to this family

Attelabidae, as far as I can make out, do have a pronounced snout (though not long) and their antennae are said to be clubbed.

That still does not make Anthribidae the correct ID.