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屬 Eretmocera觀察者
leejones描述
I think it is family Pyralidae but am not sure. The behaviour of this moth - observed several times on different flower species - is that of a hunter (predator) rather than a nectar-feeder.
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大灰優食蚜蠅 (Eupeodes corollae)觀察者
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57, Table Mountain National Park: On Arctotheca calendula in the Schursterskraal picnic area (Google, OSM)描述
hoverfly
roughly 9mm body length
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leejones描述
Nymph, feeding on powdery mildew on Leonotis leonurus
On the same plant as the adult:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/21902936
Both adult and nymph observed feeding
Powdery mildew possibly Erysiphe galeopsidis?
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leejones描述
Feasting on aphids, which in turn were feasting on Aloe cooperi, with ants defending the aphids. Usual stories of life, death and the underbelly of the beast. Harmonia axyridis also present, just to complicate matters
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leejones描述
African vagrant
This one was hanging on the plant (Hamellia chrysantha) - seemingly waiting for the sun to warm it. Did not appear to be feeding.
Sexually dimorphic. Possibly male. Females are yellow (sometimes white), males are white.
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leejones描述
Cacyreus
body roughly 15mm - maybe smaller
Best description of this species EVER to be found at this observation by Richard
EDIT: Link to Richard^s observation now fixed
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leejones描述
Charaxes brutus subsp. natalensis
Did not manage to get a photo of dorsal view but definitely white-barred. Drinking sap from a cut Searsia pendulina
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leejones描述
Tephritid fly
Roughly 4mm to 5mm total length - might be same as http://www.ispot.org.za/node/205116 - probably Euaresta sp. have not yet tried to key it. Key to Euaresta species - provided in linked observation
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蟹蛛屬 (屬 Thomisus)觀察者
leejones描述
Thomisus pink
Body length roughly 8mm. On Helichrysum with prey. Spotted by my (then) 4 year old son.
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擬花螢亞科 (亞科 Malachiinae)觀察者
leejones描述
small red-necked pollen-eater - Malachiinae
EDIT: More photos uploaded at this (http://www.ispot.org.za/node/204065) observation
Small beetle, roughly 3-4mm. Can fly. Metallic (or is that iridescent?) green, pitted elytra, which do NOT appear to be striated (although I could be SO wrong). Bright orange / red smooth (unflanged) pronotum - which appears almost bulbous. Pollen feeder. Seen to be active on roses as well as on Asteraceae, but mostly seen on Arctotheca calendula.
Have hunted for a source for this beetle ID and have narrowed it down to possibly being Cleridae OR Meloidae OR Melyridae OR Malachiidae - but it may well be something completely different.
All I have proved to myself is 1) that the taxonomy for the Coleoptera is due for a HUGE shakedown and 2) that beetle diversity is quite incredible. Have taken a flyer here on family...
The closest photo I have yet found (for South Africa) Was this one by Colin - for a species he names as Spilocephalus viridipennis but I am fairly sure that this is not the species here
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蟹蛛屬 (屬 Thomisus)觀察者
leejones描述
Thomisus - yellow crab spider
Bright lemon yellow crab spider on Arctotheca calendula, with fly species.
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leejones地點
Scarborough sidewalk: On a planted urban vygie, which shall remain without ID - not my vygie! (Google, OSM)描述
Monkey beetle sex wars
Two monkey beetles making more (MBs) on a planted vygie, when a third tried to muscle in on some action. Hover your mouse over the photos for a bit of a description - this dispute carried on for around 3 minutes (judging from the times on the photos)
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屬 Geron觀察者
leejones地點
57, Table Mountain National Park: On Chrysanthemoides in Schusterskraal on border of TMNP (Google, OSM)描述
IMG_2465_fly on chrysanthemoides
nectar-feeding fly on Chrysanthemoides monilifera. Fly roughly 9-10mm in body length. Long legs - made me think it might be a mosquito for a long time.
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寄生蠅科 (科 Tachinidae)觀察者
leejones描述
Large (roughly 10 mm body length), with a very bristly bottom
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leejones描述
One of a number of Xylocopa individuals nesting in Phragmites stems. The stem in question was roughly 15-18mm diameter (at most). The Carpenter Bee is not much larger than a Cape Honeybee - probably about 1 and a third times a honeybee's size. I have a suspicion that it might be Xylocopa scioensis because there was a population of these critters in the Phragmites stand (but also because of the GISS).
It may well be a different Xylocopa. Seriously cute little things - X. caffra mini-me
X. caffrariae is a synonym of X. scioensis (see nesting info in:
[J. enl. Soc. sth. Afr. 1974
Vol. 37, No.2, pp. 261-281
Biology and behaviour of Carpenter
bees in southern Africa
by R. H.WATMOUGH]
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jane_trembath描述
About 5mm. This species consistently seen on or near Persicaria hydropiper, an alien wetland plant.
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muonmo描述
Under Milk Wood!
Seen here on the arm and finger of Rob Anderson, who co-authored this article with Mike Picker, and instantly identified it. The location is a grove of milkwood trees.
http://pza.sanbi.org/sites/default/files/info_library/milkwood_moths.pdf
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hamishrobertson描述
Still(s) from video. Eating pollen on spadix of Zantedeschia aethiopica inflorescence. Standing on snail curled up in the base of the inflorescence.
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jacquesmerwe923描述
Skoenlapperbos - Polygala pinifolia
Spent the weekend in Prins Albert, rained almost the whole time, only got out into the veld for about two hours.
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Found on the front dunes of Blombos (near the cave), uncommonly large flowers for Heliophila
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leejones描述
apologies for the silhouette - it was against the light. Regular robbers of nectar from the neighbour's Hibiscus hedge
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michdagforcioli描述
monarch-like catterpillar
I looked the monarch up, but those have black antennae, which this one does not have.
Here beigey bands across the body, alternating with black ones, each of the latter carryiing a white double-dot.
Orangey-red head.
No antennae or other appendages.
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食植瓢蟲族 (族 Epilachnini)描述
A day later, and the "ladybird" is still on the same plant. It has however changed its position, and when I passed it a second time, it was crawling forward. I'm recording it every few days.
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tyroneping描述
[NEW SPECIES]
Bradypodion venustum - Grootvasdersbosch Dwarf Chameleon. From Grootvasdersbosch Forest, Western Cape. https://www.tyroneping.co.za/chameleons/bradypodion-venustum-grootvasdersbosch-dwarf-chameleon/
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vynbos描述
Lifer
20mm
two of them found in the same gully, 5metres apart.
Better pics here:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/28822353
Gif of it shooting its slime in the typical spiral. normal speed and then slowed down
