Insect or Invertebrates Identification - DONE

[Toko]

Ja, thought so, too

but range does not fit according to Woodhall butterfly guide

[Sonel]

Thank you very much for the lovely compliment and welcome Nan. I am glad I found this forum and all of you friendly folks.

Cool Toko! I see that it is indeed. Well, we are never too old to learn and I love learning new things every day. Thanks again for all your hard work.

[Toko]

Can only be Charaxes brutus natalensis it's the only black one with white spots besides Bushveld Emperor which is different on the underside

to hell with the distribution

[Sonel]

Then so it shall be! Love the photo that's on Wikipedia. Now if I could take shots like that!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charaxes_brutus

Thanks again Toko! Appreciate all your hard work.

[Flutterby]

Lovely flutterby...you can tell I have soft spot for them!

[Sonel]

I do, I do Flutterby. You have a stunning avatar "Butterfly Queen".

[ExFmem]

Hi Sonel Thanks for your great contributions You're gonna love this place

Please confirm

Stink Bug Coridius nubilis
Family Pentatomidae


KTP

[Toko]

Coridius is a member of the Dinodoridae now, I think

Does not look like nubilus The photo in the field guide does not show the brown spot.

Would rather make it a Coridius sp. and a possibly nubilis/nubilus


But under outdated name Aspongopus sutor Stål 1853
http://www2.nrm.se/en/het_nrm/s/aspongopus_sutor.html

it has the brown patch

Aspongopus sartor Stål, 1854.
http://www2.nrm.se/en/het_nrm/s/aspongopus_sartor.html

Clever comment here
http://www.ispot.org.za/node/237366?nav ... servations

[Sonel]

Hi ExFmem! Thanks for the lovely welcome and I can see that. It's lovely to be here!

Great bug shot! Wow!

[ExFmem]

Okay, Toko, thanks for all the further research. Will enter it under the more generalized nomenclature.