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Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification

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Thanks Toko, will look into it.

What about this one?

Milkweed Bug Spilostethus sp.

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Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification

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ExFmem wrote:Thanks Toko, will look into it.

What about this one?

Milkweed Bug Spilostethus sp.

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^Q^ ^Q^ ^Q^

Spilostethus pandurus Milkweed Bug
Medium-sized (body length 13 mm), easily recognized by combination of red bars and dots on a black to grey background.


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Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification

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ExFmem wrote:Nov. Nossob Walking Trail

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I've looked through all the pics on the African Moths link (subSaharan Africa section) without success. -O- Thanks!

I would search this section
http://www.africanmoths.com/pages/EREBI ... thumbs.htm

Cerocala looks good to me -O-


Cerocala vermiculosa resembles your moth

http://www.google.de/imgres?imgurl=http ... CG0QrQMwBw


Cerocala sana is similar, too =O:


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what a diversity and superb bugs \O ^Q^


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I wonder how many species of bugs there are around :-? and they all have a pupose 0: ;-)


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Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification

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Either a Yellow or Green Lacewing but not sure which :-?

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Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification

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Did not know that Yellow lacewing also exists 0:


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Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification

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And yet another one :-) This one was tiny, maybe 4mm long.
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Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification

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Toko wrote:Did not know that Yellow lacewing also exists 0:
According to the Insect Field Guide it does -O-


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Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification

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BluTuna wrote:This one was around 10-12mm long
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Judging by the shape of the head, these aren't Assassin Bugs, but I could be wrong :-)
No assassins!

Lygaeidae ??? but don't find a look alike genus for SA :-?


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