magrietb's Identifications
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Brown Tricolour Tiger Moth (Rhodogastria amasis)Observer
jennyparsons_201pringle
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Twiggy Stripper (Lachnaea filicaulis)Observer
chris_whitehouseDescription
Lachnaea filicaulis
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Common Blue Complex (Complex Leptotes pirithous)Observer
sallyslakDescription
Reared (SDA39), see https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/151204769
Collected 6 March 2023.
Pupated 10 March 2023.
Eclosed 22 March 2023.
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Horsetail Heath (Erica equisetifolia)Observer
tonyrebeloPlace
Sphinx Trail, between Keerom trail and Forestry Roads, Landdroskop to Nuweberg, Hottentots Holland Mountains (Google, OSM)
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Horsetail Heath (Erica equisetifolia)Observer
tonyrebeloPlace
Sphinx Trail, between Keerom trail and Forestry Roads, Landdroskop to Nuweberg, Hottentots Holland Mountains (Google, OSM)
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Monarch Looper (Aletis libyssa)Observer
magdastluciaDescription
See the food plant https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/17474074
See pupa https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/18214685
See moth https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/18214846
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Southern Laughing Dove (Spilopelia senegalensis ssp. senegalensis)Observer
adele84
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Southern Laughing Dove (Spilopelia senegalensis ssp. senegalensis)Observer
charmaineoxtoby
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Common Gilled Mushrooms and Allies (Order Agaricales)Observer
danielf4Description
Very large mushroom, cap = 10-14 cm (est) diameter and stands 16 cm (est) high. Growing in typically marshy area....
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Amata pseudosimplexObserver
wynand_uysDescription
Amata simplex
Wingspan about 24mm.
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Upside-down Sandy Cinderella Orchid (Eulophia bolusii)Observer
mikemittelmeyerDescription
Acrolophia bolusii
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Genus GorgopisObserver
sallyslakDescription
Reared. See:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/99328333
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/110835074
Adult was obviously very active after eclosing and did a great deal of damage to its wings.
Possibly this species, seen several times at the house 250m away from the site of the larvae?
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/44101854
Collected 16 March.
Pupated approx 5 April.
Eclosed 19 May.
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Genus GorgopisObserver
sallyslakDescription
See https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/99328333
Finally a pupa! Very active.
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Genus GorgopisObserver
sallyslakDescription
25 Oct: Long, tidily constructed tube sticking up from a hole in the ground. No inhabitant activity seen.
The tube was removed and left next to the hole.
26 Oct: A new small tube had been started overnight. There had been some fiddling with the original tube.
27 Oct: A portion of the original tube had been cut off and attached to the short new tube.
29 Oct: Three more burrows and grass tunnels found in a 2x2m area around the original burrow.
The tube was removed from burrow 2. On re-inspection 4hrs later the burrow entrance had been concealed by cut grass pieces.
The tube was removed from burrow 4 - on re-inspection the entrance had been sealed with a very strong lattice of transparent threads.
30 Oct: Five more tubes found, total now 9 in an area of 4x4m.
20 Nov: Attempted excavation of larva resulted in the lower half of a larva being recovered.
21 Nov: Larva seen (and photographed) moving bits of vegetation in the early morning (04:53) Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoVSiIsogcs
22 Nov: tubes continue to be repaired or replaced.
23 Nov: larva excavated in the early morning and housed, with its host plant, in a bucket covered with shadecloth.
28 Nov: a thorough search of the thick grass was done and 5 more tubes were discovered in the 4x4m area. Interestingly, one tube is considerably narrower than the regular sized tubes and another was found of an intermediate size.
10 Dec: no signs of the captive larva, found it dead and dry under the host grass.
18 Jan: Larvae still active - two damaged tubes were repaired on 18 and 22 Jan
16 March: live larva collected
5 Apr (approx): pupated. See https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/110835074
19 May Adult eclosed. See https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/117838457
14 Mar 2023: Second site found https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/151118075
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