Saturday, November 22, 2014
Wednesday, November 19, 2014
Imbrasia wahlbergi
Wahlberg's Emperor Moth. This one came into our house.
I learnt the following from Jason Londt:
It is quite eclectic in its taste for foodplants, that are both indigenous, and exotic trees (including fruit trees.) It is named for Johan Wahlberg, a Swedish naturalist from the last century who was trampled to death by an elephant while on one of his naturalizing trips.
Tuesday, November 11, 2014
Chilades trochylus
This is a rather elderly and faded individual. The Grass Jewel Blue, it is one of our smallest butterflies. This record was from Cumberland Nature Reserve and is my only one. It is probably overlooked rather than being uncommon.
Wednesday, November 5, 2014
Colotis antevippe
This is our Red Tip. The black moustache is characteristic but not definitive to of the sp.
The top two are of the same male. The black underside venation is that of f. gavisa (the subsp. is also gavisa.)
Below are different forms of the female. The tips seem to be quite variable.
Wednesday, October 22, 2014
Rhodogastria amasis
The Tri-coloured Tiger: remarkably coloured. The foodplants are Chrysanthemoides (Tick-berry), and Tecomaria (Cape Honeysuckle.)
Tuesday, October 14, 2014
Colotis annae
More of the Scarlet Tip. These two magnificent individuals, male and female, were at a butterfly party in Bisley Nature Reserve. They are in exuberant summer form.
See also the previous post on this butterfly.
Monday, October 13, 2014
Acraea oncaea
Acraea oncaea or the Window Acraea. Second from the top is a male, then next a female with the same colour as the male but told apart by the white apical patches. Next is the underside of this butterfly.
At bottom is the brown form of the female. I also think there is sphragis (a mating plug) on the posterior of her abdomen.
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