Young tubular flower of the spear thistle. The Walsingham Farm, Port Alfred, Eastern Cape (2024). Also called Scottish thistle or bull thistle. A spiny, herbaceous, biennial plant, with a large basal rosette of leaves, a deep taproot, and a flowering stem growing from the center of the rosette up to 1.5 m high. Stems have… Continue reading Spear thistle (Cirsium vulgare)
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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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