karoopixie's Identifications

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What

Brown Vapourer (Bracharoa dregei)

Observer

capetonian_hiker

Date

November 20, 2021 11:36 AM SAST

Place

City of Cape Town, ZA-WC, ZA (Google, OSM)
Brown Vapourer - Photo (c) Johan Heyns, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Johan Heyns
karoopixie's ID: Brown Vapourer (Bracharoa dregei)
Added on May 31, 2024
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What

Genus Hippotion

Observer

mslawson

Date

April 9, 2020

Place

Bryanston, Sandton, 2191, South Africa (Google, OSM)

Description

What is the worm on the leaf?

Hippotion - Photo (c) Leonard Worthington, all rights reserved, uploaded by Leonard Worthington
karoopixie's ID: Genus Hippotion, a member of Macroglossine Sphinx Moths (Subfamily Macroglossinae)
Added on May 31, 2024
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What

Karoo Moth (Loxostege frustalis)

Observer

richard_johnstone

Date

September 24, 2017 08:50 AM SAST

Place

King Cetshwayo District Municipality, South Africa (Google, OSM)
Karoo Moth - Photo (c) Nicola van Berkel, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Nicola van Berkel
karoopixie's ID: Karoo Moth (Loxostege frustalis)
Added on May 31, 2024
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What

Geometer Moths (Family Geometridae)

Observer

nataliefield

Date

Missing Date

Place

Paulshof, Sandton, 2056, South Africa (Google, OSM)
Vestal - Photo (c) Hectonichus, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
karoopixie's ID: Vestal (Rhodometra sacraria)
Added on May 31, 2024
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What

Fruit-piercing Moths (Subfamily Calpinae)

Observer

desiredarling

Date

November 1, 2019 08:20 AM SAST

Place

Matjiesvlei No. 1 Matjiesvlei, Calitzdorp, 6660, South Africa (Google, OSM)

Tags

Calitzdorp
Fruit-piercing Moths - Photo (c) Alex Dreyer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Alex Dreyer
karoopixie's ID: Fruit-piercing Moths (Subfamily Calpinae)
Added on May 31, 2024
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3 photos

What

Genus Traminda

Observer

emjoy

Date

March 20, 2024 08:49 AM SAST

Place

The Wilds, Pretoria, 0042, South Africa (Google, OSM)
Traminda - Photo (c) Shipher (士緯) Wu (吳), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
karoopixie's ID: Genus Traminda, a member of Waves and Mochas (Subfamily Sterrhinae)
Added on May 31, 2024
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2 photos

What

Tiger Moths and Allies (Subfamily Arctiinae)

Observer

glennstockil

Date

November 2, 2023 10:39 PM CAT

Place

Senuko Airport, Zimbabwe (Google, OSM)
Tiger Moths and Allies - Photo (c) Giuseppe Molinari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Giuseppe Molinari
karoopixie's ID: Tiger Moths and Allies (Subfamily Arctiinae)
Added on May 31, 2024
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2 photos

What

Genus Chiasmia

Observer

lezanne_rossouw

Date

October 31, 2022 11:30 AM SAST

Place

Serene Valley (Google, OSM)
Chiasmia - Photo (c) gailhampshire, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
karoopixie's ID: Genus Chiasmia, a member of Angle Moths and Allies (Tribe Macariini)
Added on May 31, 2024
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3 photos

What

Butterflies and Moths (Order Lepidoptera)

Observer

i_c_riddell

Date

January 29, 2023 11:08 AM CAT

Place

Mukuvisi Woodlands, Harare, Zimbabwe (Google, OSM)
Monkey Moths - Photo (c) Ian Pearson, all rights reserved, uploaded by Ian Pearson
karoopixie's ID: Monkey Moths (Family Eupterotidae)
Added on May 31, 2024
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What

Geometer Moths (Family Geometridae)

Observer

tonyrebelo

Date

August 13, 2022 12:08 PM CAT

Place

Namutoni Museum restroom, Etosha National Park (Google, OSM)
Geometer Moths - Photo (c) Sune Holt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Sune Holt
karoopixie's ID: Geometer Moths (Family Geometridae)
Added on May 31, 2024
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What

Wandering Sunset (Uresiphita gilvata)

Observer

persdrakie

Date

March 20, 2021 09:02 AM SAST

Place

GP, ZA (Google, OSM)

Description

Appears annually on Bolusanthus speciousus trees and often remove all foliage from the tree.

Wandering Sunset - Photo (c) David Renoult, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by David Renoult
karoopixie's ID: Wandering Sunset (Uresiphita gilvata)
Added on May 31, 2024
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What

Genus Hibrildes

Observer

razorspider

Date

December 13, 2023 08:13 PM SAST

Place

Tembe EP, Reserach Acc., uMkhanyakude District Municipality, South Africa (Google, OSM)
Hibrildes - Photo (c) Nico Vromant, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Nico Vromant
karoopixie's ID: Genus Hibrildes, a member of Monkey Moths (Family Eupterotidae)
Added on May 31, 2024
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What

Embroidered Lacipa (Lacipa picta)

Observer

andrewmorton

Date

September 8, 2020 09:02 AM SAST

Place

Breede River DC, South Africa (Google, OSM)
Embroidered Lacipa - Photo (c) Marion Maclean, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Marion Maclean
karoopixie's ID: Embroidered Lacipa (Lacipa picta)
Added on May 31, 2024
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What

Neoclanis basalis

Observer

glennstockil

Date

November 8, 2023 09:48 PM CAT

Place

Chilo Gorge Lodge, Mahenye, Zimbabwe (Google, OSM)
Neoclanis basalis - Photo (c) Wynand Uys, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Wynand Uys
karoopixie's ID: Neoclanis basalis, a member of Sphinx Moths (Family Sphingidae)
Added on May 31, 2024
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What

Flannel, Slug Caterpillar, Leaf Skeletonizer, and Allied Moths (Superfamily Zygaenoidea)

Observer

mtessendorf

Date

December 16, 2020 05:24 PM SAST

Place

Greendale Park, Howick, KZN, ZA (Google, OSM)
Flannel, Slug Caterpillar, Leaf Skeletonizer, and Allied Moths - Photo (c) Simon Grove, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Simon Grove
karoopixie's ID: Flannel, Slug Caterpillar, Leaf Skeletonizer, and Allied Moths (Superfamily Zygaenoidea)
Added on May 31, 2024
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2 photos

What

Butterflies and Moths (Order Lepidoptera)

Observer

zipho-n

Date

February 16, 2024 01:56 PM SAST

Place

Ingwe Local Municipality, South Africa (Google, OSM)

Description

Butterfly

Ennominae - Photo (c) Roger C. Kendrick, all rights reserved
karoopixie's ID: Subfamily Ennominae, a member of Geometer Moths (Family Geometridae)
Added on May 31, 2024
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2 photos

What

Egyptian Bollworm (Earias insulana)

Observer

jaunnemarelize

Date

March 4, 2019 10:23 PM SAST

Place

Terenure, Kempton Park, 1619, South Africa (Google, OSM)
Egyptian Bollworm - Photo no rights reserved, uploaded by Joseph Heymans
karoopixie's ID: Egyptian Bollworm (Earias insulana)
Added on May 31, 2024
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2 photos

What

King Monkey (Tantaliana tantalus)

Observer

janco

Date

February 10, 2023 11:17 AM SAST

Place

Pilanesberg National Park, Bojanala, North West, South Africa (Google, OSM)
King Monkey - Photo (c) timvn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by timvn
karoopixie's ID: King Monkey (Tantaliana tantalus)
Added on May 31, 2024
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What

Diamondback Moth (Plutella xylostella)

Observer

katebraunsd

Date

December 1, 2021

Place

Mnjoli Farm, manager's house (Google, OSM)
Diamondback Moth - Photo (c) Lucas Rubio, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Lucas Rubio
karoopixie's ID: Diamondback Moth (Plutella xylostella)
Added on May 31, 2024
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6 photos

What

Cotton Bollworm Moth (Helicoverpa armigera)

Observer

hermanberteler

Date

December 5, 2015

Place

Reynolds Street: Private garden (Google, OSM)

Description

Helicoverpa armigera African Boll Worm, Corn Ear Worm


Fore wings light brown with dark patterns. Dark spot at the edge, on the middle of the wing. Small black dots on the rear edge of the fore wings. Hind wings tinged with black belt. Long anttenes, olive. Olive eyes.

Tags

gardens
Cotton Bollworm Moth - Photo (c) Paolo Mazzei, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Paolo Mazzei
karoopixie's ID: Cotton Bollworm Moth (Helicoverpa armigera)
Added on May 31, 2024
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3 photos

What

Eudocima lequeuxi

Observer

saschaschumann

Date

March 18, 2021 09:39 PM SAST

Place

Maruleng, South Africa (Google, OSM)
Eudocima lequeuxi - Photo (c) frasergear, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by frasergear
karoopixie's ID: Eudocima lequeuxi, a member of Fruit-piercing Moths (Genus Eudocima)
Added on May 31, 2024
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5 photos

What

Plusiine Looper Moths (Subfamily Plusiinae)

Observer

hermanberteler

Date

January 2, 2022 11:10 AM CET

Place

Bellville, Kaapstad, Zuid-Afrika (Google, OSM)

Description

larve, rups

Plusiine Looper Moths - Photo (c) Roger C. Kendrick, all rights reserved
karoopixie's ID: Plusiine Looper Moths (Subfamily Plusiinae)
Added on May 31, 2024
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What

Pea Tussock (Dasychira rocana)

Observer

lynnotto

Date

December 3, 2023 06:13 AM SAST

Place

Onderstepoort, Pretoria, 0110, South Africa (Google, OSM)

Description

On Combretum.

Pea Tussock - Photo (c) Johan Heyns, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Johan Heyns
karoopixie's ID: Pea Tussock (Dasychira rocana)
Added on May 31, 2024
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3 photos

What

Cotton Bollworm Moth (Helicoverpa armigera)

Observer

colin25

Date

May 17, 2020 01:14 PM SAST

Place

Bergville (Google, OSM)
Cotton Bollworm Moth - Photo (c) Paolo Mazzei, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Paolo Mazzei
karoopixie's ID: Cotton Bollworm Moth (Helicoverpa armigera)
Added on May 31, 2024
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What

Zebra Ermine (Paralacydes vocula)

Observer

hyperolius

Date

May 11, 2019 05:20 PM SAST

Place

Kuils River, Cape Town, South Africa (Google, OSM)
Zebra Ermine - Photo (c) magriet b, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by magriet b
karoopixie's ID: Zebra Ermine (Paralacydes vocula)
Added on May 31, 2024
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3 photos

What

Ustjuzhania lineata

Observer

suncana

Date

November 25, 2017 12:44 PM SAST

Place

16 Tyburn Way, Westville, KZN, ZA (Google, OSM)

Description

Have reared this one before, though the coloring is a tiny bit off. Will try again to confirm.

Ustjuzhania lineata - Photo (c) Wolf-Achim and Hanna Roland, all rights reserved, uploaded by Wolf-Achim and Hanna Roland
karoopixie's ID: Ustjuzhania lineata, a member of Tiger Moths (Tribe Arctiini)
Added on May 31, 2024
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What

Barred Eggarlet (Bombycomorpha bifascia)

Observer

koosretief

Date

July 27, 2022 01:05 PM SAST

Place

Cape Farms, Cape Town, 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, 2024
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3 photos

What

Searsia Lappet Moths (Genus Bombycomorpha)

Observer

daryldbs

Date

August 16, 2020 10:11 AM SAST

Place

Rondevlei,Grassy Park, Cape Town, 7941, South Africa (Google, OSM)

Description

Please ID plant as well.

Searsia Lappet Moths - Photo (c) Stuart Thomson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Stuart Thomson
karoopixie's ID: Searsia Lappet Moths (Genus Bombycomorpha)
Added on May 31, 2024
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What

Cosuma polana

Observer

frstbr

Date

January 16, 2024

Place

Metangula, Mozambique (Google, OSM)

Description

Credit DMC

Cosuma polana - Photo (c) Bart Wursten, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Bart Wursten
karoopixie's ID: Cosuma polana, a member of Slug Caterpillar Moths (Family Limacodidae)
Added on May 31, 2024
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What

African Euproctis (Euproctis aethiopica)

Observer

r3volv360

Date

May 30, 2024 02:52 PM SAST

Place

La Mercy, KZN, ZA (Google, OSM)
African Euproctis - Photo (c) Martin Grimm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
karoopixie's ID: African Euproctis (Euproctis aethiopica)
Added on May 31, 2024
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