Insect or Invertebrates Identification - DONE

Post by **Klipspringer** » Mon May 06, 2019 3:36 pm

Hodotermes mossambicus

They will eat all your grass

Post by **Richprins** » Mon May 06, 2019 5:26 pm

Harvester termites! Get a pangolin!

Post by **Alf** » Mon May 06, 2019 5:33 pm

Richprins wrote: ↑Mon May 06, 2019 5:26 pm Harvester termites! Get a pangolin!

Get an alien

Post by **GlosterBirder** » Wed Jul 31, 2019 9:09 pm

Hi folks

it's been a while. Struggling with a Swallowtail and a moth from Thonga Beach, KZN, South Africa in February. As ever your help would be appreciated

Post by **Klipspringer** » Wed Jul 31, 2019 9:31 pm

the butterfly is a male

Papilio dardanus (Mocker swallowtail)

For the moth, I'd go for:
GEOMETRIDAE/STERRHINAE

Post by **GlosterBirder** » Wed Jul 31, 2019 10:12 pm

Thanks Klip $\O$

Post by **Flutterby** » Thu Aug 01, 2019 7:47 am

You are very clever Kippies!! $\O$ $\O$

Post by **Klipspringer** » Thu Aug 01, 2019 7:53 am

It is a very remarkable butterfly, the females come in various shapes mimicking different unpalatable butterflies, but the males just stand their ground without mimikry. I wonder why that is, males like to get eaten

https://books.google.de/books?id=Vf7TyI ... ca&f=false

Post by **Richprins** » Thu Aug 01, 2019 7:54 am

Males are tougher!

Post by **Klipspringer** » Thu Aug 01, 2019 8:51 am

To avoid harassment by male mating attempts, some females mimick the male appearance. A matter of priority: male sexual harassment vs predation. $0*\$

No joke!

Africa Wild

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