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 Nemestrinidae on Pelargonium South Africa
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| jonrichfield |
Posted on 25-04-2015 09:37
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 Member Location: Somerset West South Africa Posts: 87 Joined: 04.09.14 |
This isn't a question for a change, but my friend's picture simply gave me so much pleasure that I thought some of you might like to share it. Lynette took it in her garden in Grahamstown, South Africa. She has got photos of a couple of species there recently, and remarks that autumn down here is when she sees them most, Hummingbird Sphingidae showing up later. The photo looks like a cultivate Pelargonium variety.
jonrichfield attached the following image:  [199.89Kb] Edited by jonrichfield on 25-04-2015 12:37 Scientists often display a human failing: whenever they get hold of some new bit of truth, they decide it is the whole truth. GG Simpson |
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| jonrichfield |
Posted on 25-04-2015 09:39
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Member Location: Somerset West South Africa Posts: 87 Joined: 04.09.14 |
And here is the other one, apparently a different species and Lynette says, too skittish for her to get close enough for a good shot. She caught it on a Plumbago.
jonrichfield attached the following image:  [166.31Kb] Scientists often display a human failing: whenever they get hold of some new bit of truth, they decide it is the whole truth. GG Simpson |
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| John Carr |
Posted on 26-04-2015 16:42
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 Member Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 9841 Joined: 22.10.10 |
See if you can find your fly here: http://www.mobot....come.shtml. There are illustrations and photos linked from text.
Edited by John Carr on 26-04-2015 16:42 |
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| jonrichfield |
Posted on 01-05-2015 06:02
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Member Location: Somerset West South Africa Posts: 87 Joined: 04.09.14 |
Thank you John; that is a most interesting link. I'll look in this weekend.
Scientists often display a human failing: whenever they get hold of some new bit of truth, they decide it is the whole truth. GG Simpson |
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but don't see the image in the post.
