Very much agree with that!Toko wrote:Had a look at several genera and there a some look alikesI think it is very difficult to tell the genus within the subfamily
Oh, I also added a butterfly to that book for you to index please.
Insect or Invertebrates Identification - DONE
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Oh, I also added a butterfly to that book for you to index please.
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To be added please:
Bee-wolf Philanthus triangulum
I also added an ant entry to be indexed.
Bee-wolf Philanthus triangulum
I also added an ant entry to be indexed.
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Oops, yes. Mata Mata campToko wrote:
Do I add KTP for location?
I keep forgetting that! Think I need to edit my ant for locale as well. Thanks for the reminder
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To be Indexed please-just entered Cuckoo Wasps into the book.
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it is magnificent... in "bright dress"
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To be added please:
Housefly, Common Housefly Musca domestica
Life Cycle
Female flies lay numbers of eggs in suitable larval food sources such as decomposing food in garbage, animal excrement or other decomposing organic materials. Eggs hatch within a day into small maggots. Within a week, maggots grow and develop through three stages (instars) before they inflate their last larval skin into a puparium (pupa). After 4 to 6 days, adult flies emerge. Development from egg to adult can be completed in about 8 days under optimal conditions, and 12 generations can occur each summer. Adults normally live up to 25 days but may overwinter.
Mouthparts
Its mouthparts are made of soft, spongy structures called a labella and a proboscis. The labella gently dabs liquids into the proboscis, which then sucks up the liquid. If the fly encounters solid food it wants to eat, it drops saliva onto it, turning the food into a liquid.
Flies with sponging mouthparts are usually incapable of biting, however some species have sharp teeth on the pseudotracheae to rasp flesh and draw up blood e.g. the tsetse fly.
Housefly, Common Housefly Musca domestica
Life Cycle
Female flies lay numbers of eggs in suitable larval food sources such as decomposing food in garbage, animal excrement or other decomposing organic materials. Eggs hatch within a day into small maggots. Within a week, maggots grow and develop through three stages (instars) before they inflate their last larval skin into a puparium (pupa). After 4 to 6 days, adult flies emerge. Development from egg to adult can be completed in about 8 days under optimal conditions, and 12 generations can occur each summer. Adults normally live up to 25 days but may overwinter.
Mouthparts
Its mouthparts are made of soft, spongy structures called a labella and a proboscis. The labella gently dabs liquids into the proboscis, which then sucks up the liquid. If the fly encounters solid food it wants to eat, it drops saliva onto it, turning the food into a liquid.
Flies with sponging mouthparts are usually incapable of biting, however some species have sharp teeth on the pseudotracheae to rasp flesh and draw up blood e.g. the tsetse fly.
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Help, please- Both KTP
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Reason: Petrorossia removed!
Reason: Petrorossia removed!
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ExFmem! Great shots as always 
I think the last one might be a Long-Legged Fly of some kind.
Meanwhile, I found this strange thing in my garden and don't have a clue what it is
I think the last one might be a Long-Legged Fly of some kind.Meanwhile, I found this strange thing in my garden and don't have a clue what it is
Hunting cannot be considered a sport as all contestants in a sport should know they are playing the game!