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Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification
Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2014 11:53 pm
by ExFmem
Thanks Toko, will look into it.
What about this one?
Milkweed Bug Spilostethus sp.

KTP
Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification
Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2014 7:21 am
by Toko
ExFmem wrote:Thanks Toko, will look into it.
What about this one?
Milkweed Bug Spilostethus sp.

KTP
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.
Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification
Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2014 8:03 am
by Toko
ExFmem wrote:Nov. Nossob Walking Trail
I've looked through all the pics on the African Moths link (subSaharan Africa section) without success.

Thanks!
I would search this section
http://www.africanmoths.com/pages/EREBI ... thumbs.htm
Cerocala looks good to me
Cerocala vermiculosa resembles your moth
http://www.google.de/imgres?imgurl=http ... CG0QrQMwBw
Cerocala sana is similar, too

Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification
Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2014 8:23 am
by nan
what a diversity and superb bugs

Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification
Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2014 9:22 am
by Lisbeth
I wonder how many species of bugs there are around

and they all have a pupose

Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification
Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2014 9:28 am
by BluTuna
Either a Yellow or Green Lacewing but not sure which

Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification
Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2014 9:44 am
by Toko
Did not know that Yellow lacewing also exists

Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification
Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2014 9:47 am
by BluTuna
And yet another one

This one was tiny, maybe 4mm long.

Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification
Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2014 9:51 am
by BluTuna
Toko wrote:Did not know that Yellow lacewing also exists

According to the Insect Field Guide it does

Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification
Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2014 10:17 am
by Toko
BluTuna wrote:This one was around 10-12mm long
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
