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)
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Common ghost mantis (Phyllocrania paradoxa)
Male leaf mantid attempting to remain motionless to blend with its surroundings. The Walsingham Farm, Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2024). Large mantid that mimics dead leaves. Head has a long, erected, wavy dorsal projection. Legs are ornamented with prominent leaf-like lobes.Males are slender and mottled brown with dark shoulders and a darker cross on their… Continue reading Common ghost mantis (Phyllocrania paradoxa)
Trumpeter hornbill (Bycanistes bucinator)
Male trumpeter hornbill in a large tree. Port St Johns, Wild Coast, Eastern Cape (2021) - iNaturalist A medium to large, black-and-white hornbill. Smaller than the silvery-cheeked hornbill, with a white belly and lower breast, a black (not white) back and a smaller, darker bill. In fight, it has white trailing edges to its wings… Continue reading Trumpeter hornbill (Bycanistes bucinator)
Orange-breasted sunbird (Anthobaphes violacea)
Male orange-breasted sunbird around a temporary pond. Baviaanskloof, Eastern Cape (2020) - iNaturalist Adult male is easily identified by its orange belly and purple breast band, as well as its elongated central tail feathers. Yellow pectoral tufts only visible in display.Female is olive-green above, and yellow-green bellow (not grey like the smaller female of the… Continue reading Orange-breasted sunbird (Anthobaphes violacea)
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