Tag: Beetles

Details of the yellow pattern on the side of the purple predatory chafer. The Walsingham Farm, Port Alfred, Eastern Cape, South Africa (2024). Purple predatory chafer (Campsiura cognata)
Beetles · Insects · South Africa · Terrestrial

Purple predatory chafer (Campsiura cognata)

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Purple predatory chafer on a small tree in front of the farm house. The Walsingham Farm, Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2024). A member of the predatory chafers, in the tribe Cremastocheilini. General body obovate, slightly convex, darkly blood-red or chestnut, shiny. Antennae cadaneous.Head black with yellow triangular pattern on the clypeus and frons. Pro-thorax sub-smooth,… Continue reading Purple predatory chafer (Campsiura cognata)

Two specimens of Lycus poultoni on top of each other. You can see two pairs of antennae. The Walsingham Farm, Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2024). Lycus poultoni
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Lycus poultoni

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Two specimens of Lycus poultoni on top of each other. You can see two pairs of antennae. The Walsingham Farm, Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2024). A member of the net-winged beetles in the tribe Lycini, family Lycidae. An ochraceous bug with species-specific black markings. Head very deeply depressed, eyes forming two deep pits, and long… Continue reading Lycus poultoni

Two adult painted bugs mating, the smaller one being the male. The Walsingham Farm, Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2024). Painted bug (Bagrada hilaris)
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Painted bug (Bagrada hilaris)

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Two adult painted bugs mating, the smaller one being the male. The Walsingham Farm, Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2024). Also called the bagrada bug, or the twee-twee-luisie. Adult males and females are similar in appearance, with the female being larger. Back of both sexes black with orange and white spots. Underside of the abdomen varies… Continue reading Painted bug (Bagrada hilaris)