Painted Lady feeding on a nodding thistle on the farm. The Walsingham Farm, Port Alfred, Eastern Cape, South Africa (2024). Formerly known as Acraea acara subsp. acara but revised by Williams & Henning (2023). Male and female. Upperside. Ground-colour reddish-ochreous, basal areas olivescent-ochreous-brown. Cilia black, alternated with white. Forewing with an outwardly-oblique black irregular-shaped broken… Continue reading Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)
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Warrior Acraea (Tildia acara)
Male Warrior Acraea emerging from its chrysalis, on a potted plant in the front garden. Grahamstown, Eastern Cape (2018). Formerly known as Acraea acara subsp. acara but revised by Williams & Henning (2023). Upperside rufous, the base of both wings dark brown. Anterior wing with a spot in the cell, a transverse band of three… Continue reading Warrior Acraea (Tildia acara)
Micragrotis interstriata
Shiny specimen of Micragrotis interstriata. Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2025). Thorax blackish-brown. Abdomen brownish-ochreous. Forewing blackish-brown in the coastal-marginal area and in the cell, bluish-grey below it, browner in the marginal area, where there are black streaks at the veins and brown ones between them. Interior line fin, double, very strongly dentated inwards. Ring-macula and… Continue reading Micragrotis interstriata
Recurved swallowtail (Urapteroides recurvata)
Close-up of a specimen of recurved swallowtail. The Walsingham Farm, Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2024). Forewing 21 - 26 mm. Front margin of forewings slightly convex and bearing tiny brown spots. Wings white, bordered by a thin brown line, variably spotted, with fine black spots in some individuals, and neatly divided by 3 fine transverse… Continue reading Recurved swallowtail (Urapteroides recurvata)
White-edge slug (Latoia intermissa)
Male white-edge slug holding on a security gate. The Walsingham Farm, Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2024). Previously called Latoia albicosta, also referred to as the white-edge Latoia. Forewing 14 - 21 mm. Thorax setose, reddish-brown. Abdomen light orange. Forewings divided by an oblique line, basal section dark brown, distal section lighter, with the leading edge… Continue reading White-edge slug (Latoia intermissa)
Long triangle (Cuneisigna obstans)
Side view of the long triangle moth, with details of the black triangle on the forewings. The Walsingham Farm, Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2024). Forewing 15 - 17 mm. Body and wings grey to cream. Forewings with distinctive narrow black triangle on the inner margin, and vertical undulating black bar separated from the brown wing… Continue reading Long triangle (Cuneisigna obstans)
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