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Sossusvlei Surroundings Flora and Fauna

A quick guide to Flora and Fauna of the Sossusvlei area and surroundings.

Order Geophilomorpha 1
Geophilomorpha
Order Pseudoscorpiones 2
Pseudoscorpiones
Genus Oxyopes 3
Oxyopes
Genus Peucetia 4
Peucetia
Genus Seothyra 5
Seothyra
Genus Thomisus 6
Thomisus
Family Salticidae 7
Salticidae
Genus Carparachne 8
Carparachne
Hexophthalma
Hottentotta conspersus 9
Granulated Thick-tailed Scorpion 10
Parabuthus granulatus
Parabuthus schlechteri 11
Black hairy thick-tailed scorpion 12
Parabuthus villosus
Robust Burrowing Scorpion 12
Opistophthalmus carinatus
Opistophthalmus flavescens 13
Superfamily Eriophyoidea 14
Eriophyoidea
Order Zygentoma 15
Zygentoma
Striped Hawk-moth 16
Hyles livornica
Coeliades forestan 17
Painted Lady 18
Vanessa cardui
Plain Tiger Butterfly 19
Danaus chrysippus
African Clouded Yellow 20
Colias electo
Pioneer White 21
Belenois aurota
Triangles 22
Trigonodes hyppasia
Sundowner moth 23
Sphingomorpha chlorea
Common Fruit-Piercing Moth 24
Eudocima phalonia
Crimson-speckled Flunkey 25
Utetheisa pulchella
Genus Helicoverpa 26
Helicoverpa
Subfamily Larentiinae 27
Larentiinae
Genus Plutella 28
Plutella
Western Honey Bee 29
Apis mellifera
Family Mutillidae 30
Mutillidae
Family Pompilidae 31
Pompilidae
Namib Desert Dune Ant 32
Camponotus detritus
Small pugnacious ant 33
Anoplolepis steingroeveri
Genus Ocymyrmex 34
Ocymyrmex
Subfamily Eumeninae 35
Eumeninae
Belonogaster lateritia 36
Genus Dineutus 37
Dineutus
Family Chrysomelidae 38
Chrysomelidae
Genus Tithoes 39
Tithoes
Anthracocentrus capensis 40
Genus Gonopus 40
Gonopus
Genus Psammodes 41
Psammodes
Genus Epiphysa 42
Epiphysa
Onymacris plana 43
Onymacris rugatipennis 44
Stenocara eburnea 45
Longleg Desert Tokkie 36
Stenocara phalangium
Adesmia cribripes 46
Stag Darkling 47
Calognathus chevrolati
Cardiosis fairmairei 48
Hycleus zigzagus 49
Subfamily Entiminae 50
Entiminae
Julodis humeralis 12
Pachysoma denticolle 36
Pachysoma fitzsimonsi
Genus Clonia 23
Clonia
Corn Cricket 51
Acanthoplus discoidalis
Anacridium moestum 52
Soldier Bug 53
Spilostethus pandurus
Genus Agonoscelis 54
Agonoscelis
Two-striped Skimmer 55
Orthetrum caffrum
Red-veined Dropwing 56
Trithemis arteriosa
Kirby's Dropwing 57
Trithemis kirbyi
Family Rhiniidae 58
Rhiniidae
Subfamily Chrysomyinae 59
Chrysomyinae
Family Tephritidae 60
Tephritidae
Family Tabanidae 61
Tabanidae
Empusa guttula 62
Giant cone-headed mantis 33
Hemiempusa capensis
Family Chrysopidae 63
Chrysopidae
Family Myrmeleontidae 64
Myrmeleontidae
Northern Harvester Termite 65
Hodotermes mossambicus
Namib River Crab 66
Potamonautes warreni
Family Armadillidae 67
Armadillidae
Order Anostraca 68
Anostraca
Asian Tadpole Shrimp 69
Triops granarius

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