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Oriental Fruit-piercing Moth (Eudocima tyrannus)Observer
darwannaDescription
In urban area, flying around outside a store along a street and then landed on an ornamental tree trunk. Body length about 3 cm; wingspan at least 80 cm. Notch on edge of forewings presumably from a predator.
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Weeping Fern (Lepisorus thunbergianus)Observer
darwannaDescription
On the top surface of a branch on an unidentified tree.
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Arizona Mantis (Stagmomantis limbata)Observer
darwannaDescription
First saw after it had caught western fence lizard (see other observation). Dropped the lizard and cleaned itself afterward.
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Japanese Rhinoceros Beetle (Trypoxylus dichotomus)Observer
darwannaDescription
Seen in a ditch. Was injured. (Belatedly uploaded.)
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Citrus Longhorn Beetle (Anoplophora chinensis)Observer
darwannaDescription
Belatedly uploaded.
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Monema flavescensObserver
darwannaDescription
A bit over 2 cm long. (Old pic finally uploading.)
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Genus PeriophthalmusObserver
darwannaDescription
Admittedly hard to see from distance but maybe possible to still ID? Looks like P. modestus and P. magnuspinnatus both occur here: (Observation belatedly uploaded.)
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Observer
darwannaDescription
Found in pavilion on top of hill in Songjeong Park. Possibly parasitized by a worm? Note white string thing in left-hand side over hemielytron. Was initally not there when found and seemed to longer as it climbed up column (first pic is final one).
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Common Slowworm (Anguis fragilis)Observer
darwannaDescription
Flicked blackish forked tongue. Tail regenerated?
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Oak Bracket (Pseudoinonotus dryadeus)Observer
darwannaDescription
On the base of an old pedunculate oak (Quercus robur).
