karoopixie's Identifications

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What

Fire Heath (Erica cerinthoides)

Observer

salvienoran

Date

June 1, 2023 10:16 AM SAST

Place

Table Mountain (Nature Reserve), Cape Town, South Africa (Google, OSM)
Fire Heath - Photo (c) Richard Gill, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Richard Gill
karoopixie's ID: Fire Heath (Erica cerinthoides)
Added on June 01, 2023
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What

Seacorals (Genus Tetragonia)

Observer

andrew_hankey

Date

May 23, 2023 09:30 AM SAST

Place

West Coast District Municipality, South Africa (Google, OSM)
Seacorals - Photo (c) arnel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by arnel
karoopixie's ID: Seacorals (Genus Tetragonia)
Added on June 01, 2023
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5 photos

What

Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies (Family Asteraceae)

Observer

andrew_hankey

Date

May 23, 2023 11:25 AM SAST

Place

West Coast, Western Cape, South Africa (Google, OSM)
Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies - Photo (c) Ram-Man, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
karoopixie's ID: Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies (Family Asteraceae)
Added on June 01, 2023
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4 photos

What

Fiscal Flycatcher (Melaenornis silens)

Observer

mm2707

Date

May 30, 2023 01:20 PM SAST

Place

Hermanus, 7200, South Africa (Google, OSM)
Fiscal Flycatcher - Photo (c) David Beadle, all rights reserved, uploaded by David Beadle
karoopixie's ID: Fiscal Flycatcher (Melaenornis silens)
Added on June 01, 2023
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What

Genus Pingasa

Observer

katebrownsa

Date

June 1, 2023 11:16 AM SAST

Place

Plettenberg Bay, South Africa (Google, OSM)
Pingasa - Photo (c) Shipher (士緯) Wu (吳), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
karoopixie's ID: Genus Pingasa, a member of Emerald Moths (Subfamily Geometrinae)
Added on June 01, 2023
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3 photos

What

Mallow and Hibiscus Family (Family Malvaceae)

Observer

maude48

Date

April 24, 2023 02:00 PM SAST

Place

City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality, South Africa (Google, OSM)
Mallow and Hibiscus Family - Photo (c) Philip Bouchard, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
karoopixie's ID: Mallow and Hibiscus Family (Family Malvaceae)
Added on June 01, 2023
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What

Blood Lilies (Genus Haemanthus)

Observer

sixolilehobs

Date

June 1, 2023 09:37 AM SAST

Place

Kwelera National Botanical Garden (Google, OSM)
Blood Lilies - Photo (c) Mike Lusk, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Mike Lusk
karoopixie's ID: Blood Lilies (Genus Haemanthus)
Added on June 01, 2023
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2 photos

What

Mallow and Hibiscus Family (Family Malvaceae)

Observer

mosibudicherane

Date

June 1, 2023 12:09 PM SAST

Place

Table Mountain National Park, ZA-WC-CT, ZA-WC, ZA (Google, OSM)
Mallow and Hibiscus Family - Photo (c) Philip Bouchard, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
karoopixie's ID: Mallow and Hibiscus Family (Family Malvaceae)
Added on June 01, 2023
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2 photos

What

Wax Scales (Genus Ceroplastes)

Observer

simontamblyn

Date

June 1, 2023 11:53 AM SAST

Place

Coombe Road, Cape Town, WC, ZA (Google, OSM)
Wax Scales - Photo no rights reserved, uploaded by Jesse Rorabaugh
karoopixie's ID: Wax Scales (Genus Ceroplastes)
Added on June 01, 2023
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3 photos

What

Common Striped Hawkmoth (Hippotion eson)

Observer

kareneichholz

Date

June 1, 2023 01:49 PM SAST

Place

Kuils River, Cape Town, 7580, South Africa (Google, OSM)
Common Striped Hawkmoth - Photo (c) David Bygott, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
karoopixie's ID: Common Striped Hawkmoth (Hippotion eson)
Added on June 01, 2023
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3 photos

What

Common Striped Hawkmoth (Hippotion eson)

Observer

p_richardson

Date

June 1, 2023 12:16 PM SAST

Place

Cape Winelands, ZA-WC, ZA (Google, OSM)
Common Striped Hawkmoth - Photo (c) David Bygott, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
karoopixie's ID: Common Striped Hawkmoth (Hippotion eson)
Added on June 01, 2023
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What

Tiger Moths and Allies (Subfamily Arctiinae)

Observer

wendy_june

Date

May 26, 2023 02:31 PM SAST

Place

Helderberg Nature Reserve (Google, OSM)
Tiger Moths and Allies - Photo (c) Juan Carlos Garcia Morales, all rights reserved, uploaded by Juan Carlos Garcia Morales
karoopixie's ID: Tiger Moths and Allies (Subfamily Arctiinae)
Added on June 01, 2023
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4 photos

What

Green Drab (Ophiusa tirhaca)

Observer

nantistrydom

Date

May 30, 2023 08:50 AM SAST

Place

Mmabatho Sun Hotel, Mahikeng, South Africa (Google, OSM)
Green Drab - Photo (c) Shipher (士緯) Wu (吳), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
karoopixie's ID: Green Drab (Ophiusa tirhaca)
Added on May 31, 2023
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What

Subtribe Choerocampina

Observer

widdiesgroup

Date

May 1, 2023 05:40 PM SAST

Place

Widenham Retirement Village, Clansthal, Ezembeni, South Africa (Google, OSM)
Large Striped Hawkmoth - Photo (c) Lauren Steyn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by Lauren Steyn
karoopixie's ID: Large Striped Hawkmoth (Hippotion osiris)
Added on May 31, 2023
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2 photos

What

Barred Eggarlet (Bombycomorpha bifascia)

Observer

sandracundill

Date

May 30, 2023 05:18 PM SAST

Place

Hoekwil, Wilderness, 6538, South Africa (Google, OSM)
Barred Eggarlet - Photo (c) Henry de Lange, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Henry de Lange
karoopixie's ID: Barred Eggarlet (Bombycomorpha bifascia)
Added on May 31, 2023
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What

Colpocheilopteryx operatrix

Observer

moira_fitzpatrick

Date

January 17, 2023 07:45 PM CAT

Place

Bulawayo South, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe (Google, OSM)
Colpocheilopteryx operatrix - Photo (c) Moira FitzPatrick, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Moira FitzPatrick
karoopixie's ID: Colpocheilopteryx operatrix, a member of Euteliid Moths (Family Euteliidae)
Added on May 31, 2023
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What

Slug Caterpillar Moths (Family Limacodidae)

Observer

roonicorn

Date

May 5, 2023 10:56 AM SAST

Place

Cathedral Peak, Kokwane, South Africa (Google, OSM)
Slug Caterpillar Moths - Photo (c) Vijay Anand Ismavel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
karoopixie's ID: Slug Caterpillar Moths (Family Limacodidae)
Added on May 31, 2023
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What

Pale Eggarlet (Bombycomorpha pallida)

Observer

gavin_hazell

Date

May 27, 2023 10:05 AM SAST

Place

Hillcrest, 3610, South Africa (Google, OSM)
Pale Eggarlet - Photo (c) Chrissie Fourie, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Chrissie Fourie
karoopixie's ID: Pale Eggarlet (Bombycomorpha pallida)
Added on May 31, 2023
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What

Clouded Flat (Tagiades flesus)

Observer

gavin_hazell

Date

May 27, 2023 10:34 AM SAST

Place

Hillcrest, 3610, South Africa (Google, OSM)
Clouded Flat - Photo (c) Nature Lover, all rights reserved, uploaded by Nature Lover
karoopixie's ID: Clouded Flat (Tagiades flesus)
Added on May 31, 2023
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3 photos

What

Genus Euproctis

Observer

colin25

Date

November 6, 2015

Place

Garden Route Botanical Garden (Google, OSM)

Description

Hairy wth a red stripe


Euproctis - Photo (c) Arnold Wijker, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Arnold Wijker
karoopixie's ID: Genus Euproctis, a member of Tussock Moths (Subfamily Lymantriinae)
Added on May 30, 2023
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What

Racinoa ficicola

Observer

glennstockil

Date

July 29, 2022 08:45 PM CAT

Place

Hammond Ranch, SVC, Zimbabwe (Google, OSM)
Racinoa ficicola - Photo (c) Martin Grimm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
karoopixie's ID: Racinoa ficicola, a member of Silkworm Moths (Family Bombycidae)
Added on May 28, 2023
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Added as part of a taxon swap

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2 photos

What

Aethiopodes erebaria

Observer

kooscl

Date

March 19, 2014

Place

2, Mauritz Rd (Google, OSM)

Description

Lepidoptera


Tags

urban
Aethiopodes erebaria - Photo (c) Sally Adam, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Sally Adam
karoopixie's ID: Aethiopodes erebaria, a member of Emerald Moths and Allies (Family Geometridae)
Added on May 27, 2023
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2 photos

What

Nephele accentifera

Observer

kznmoths12

Date

May 26, 2023 10:23 AM SAST

Place

Owen Ellis Drive, Port Edward, KZN, ZA (Google, OSM)
Nephele accentifera - Photo (c) Nelson Miranda, all rights reserved, uploaded by Nelson Miranda
karoopixie's ID: Nephele accentifera, a member of Macroglossine Sphinx Moths (Subfamily Macroglossinae)
Added on May 26, 2023
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What

Speckled Emperor (Gynanisa maja)

Observer

antkaschula

Date

May 19, 2023 06:29 AM CAT

Place

Gonarezhou, ZW-MV-CR, ZW-MV, ZW (Google, OSM)
Speckled Emperor - Photo (c) Wolf-Achim and Hanna Roland, all rights reserved, uploaded by Wolf-Achim and Hanna Roland
karoopixie's ID: Speckled Emperor (Gynanisa maja)
Added on May 26, 2023
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2 photos

What

Yellow Ermine (Saenura flava)

Observer

allanweideman10

Date

May 13, 2023 09:14 AM SAST

Place

Mogale, GP, ZA (Google, OSM)
Yellow Ermine - Photo (c) qgrobler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by qgrobler
karoopixie's ID: Yellow Ermine (Saenura flava)
Added on May 26, 2023
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What

Genus Brachia

Observer

maxine64

Date

May 14, 2023 11:42 AM SAST

Place

Harkerville (Google, OSM)
Brachia - Photo (c) kooscl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
karoopixie's ID: Genus Brachia, a member of Slug Caterpillar Moths (Family Limacodidae)
Added on May 26, 2023
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2 photos

What

Acraeas (Genus Acraea)

Observer

cosimo_costanzia

Date

May 13, 2023 04:35 PM CAT

Place

Bulawayo, Bulawayo, ZW (Google, OSM)

Description

body length 2cm
on Ambrosia - host plant observation see https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/161619332

I found a pupa just a few meters away on presumably the same host plant species - See https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/161619229

Acraeas - Photo (c) Judy Gallagher, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Judy Gallagher
karoopixie's ID: Acraeas (Genus Acraea)
Added on May 26, 2023
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2 photos

What

Acraeas (Genus Acraea)

Observer

cosimo_costanzia

Date

May 13, 2023 04:41 PM CAT

Place

Bulawayo, Bulawayo, ZW (Google, OSM)

Description

body length 2cm
on Ambrosia - host plant observation see https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/161619332

I found a caterpillar just a few meters away on presumably the same host plant species - See https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/161619171

Acraeas - Photo (c) Judy Gallagher, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Judy Gallagher
karoopixie's ID: Acraeas (Genus Acraea)
Added on May 26, 2023
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What

Green-veined Charaxes (Charaxes candiope)

Observer

ianbothma

Date

May 13, 2023 12:56 PM CAT

Place

Matutuine, MZ (Google, OSM)
Green-veined Charaxes - Photo (c) Markus, some rights reserved (CC BY)
karoopixie's ID: Green-veined Charaxes (Charaxes candiope)
Added on May 26, 2023
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4 photos

What

Pale Eggarlet (Bombycomorpha pallida)

Observer

rouxnebotha

Date

May 14, 2023 10:35 AM SAST

Place

Moreleta Park, Pretoria, 0181, South Africa (Google, OSM)

Description

On Searsia zeyheri

Pale Eggarlet - Photo (c) Chrissie Fourie, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Chrissie Fourie
karoopixie's ID: Pale Eggarlet (Bombycomorpha pallida)
Added on May 26, 2023
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