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Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification

Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2022 10:48 am
by Klipspringer
The Christmas beetle may be a Schizonycha sp. There are 300 or so species recorded from Africa.

They have these long thin legs ;-)

Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification

Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2022 11:06 am
by Klipspringer
The rhino beetle could be a Cyphonistes vallatus female. But females are difficult.

Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification

Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2022 11:08 am
by Klipspringer
I think you are spot on with Patania/Pleuroptya balteata. ^Q^

Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification

Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2022 5:59 pm
by Richprins
Another dragonfly, Nelspruit summer:
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Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification

Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2022 8:57 pm
by Klipspringer
Orthetrum julia falsum male ^Q^

Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification

Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2022 11:28 am
by Richprins
O/\ O/\

:ty: Klippies!

Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification

Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2022 9:53 pm
by corotauria
Klipspringer wrote: ↑Tue Jun 14, 2022 10:48 am The Christmas beetle may be a Schizonycha sp. There are 300 or so species recorded from Africa.

They have these long thin legs ;-)
Great, thanks! :ty:

According to this site, there are 23 species of Schizonycha in Namibia.
Still to much to get to species-level...

Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification

Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2022 9:54 pm
by corotauria
Klipspringer wrote: ↑Tue Jun 14, 2022 11:06 am The rhino beetle could be a Cyphonistes vallatus female. But females are difficult.
:ty:

Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification

Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2022 9:55 pm
by corotauria
Klipspringer wrote: ↑Tue Jun 14, 2022 11:08 am I think you are spot on with Patania/Pleuroptya balteata. ^Q^
Great, good to hear. I still have a few more moths I have to work on. Coming back soon. ;-)

Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification

Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2022 2:14 am
by Klipspringer
corotauria wrote: ↑Thu Jun 16, 2022 9:53 pm
Klipspringer wrote: ↑Tue Jun 14, 2022 10:48 am The Christmas beetle may be a Schizonycha sp. There are 300 or so species recorded from Africa.

They have these long thin legs ;-)
Great, thanks! :ty:

According to this site, there are 23 species of Schizonycha in Namibia.
Still to much to get to species-level...

There is a key, but the photo does not show enouph detail.
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