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Adults measure 8-10 millimeters in length, and can be identified by the yellow triangle on the pronotum, which resembles the defensive coloration of many wasps and has been theorized to act as Batesian mimicry.
Flower chafers on crape myrtle (Lagerstroemia), South Carolina.
NB: not captive, seen on an exterior wall.
White-fringed weevils are native to southern South America.
I learned that they are invasive here in Australia, now pests of agricultural crops.
Adults feed on the foliage of hundreds of plant species. Larvae feed on roots and their damage is more serious, especially on crops or young pines in plantations and nurseries.
10 mm body length.
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Ich bin immer wieder sehr erfreut wenn ich den Schachbrettfalter nur sehe. Diesesmal durfte ich den schönen Schmetterling fotografieren.
I am always very pleased when I just see the marbled white. This time I was allowed to photograph the beautiful butterfly.
Spinybacked orbweaver
Araña joya
Females are 5–9 millimetres (0.20–0.35 in) long and 10–13 mm (0.39–0.51 in) wide. Gasteracantha cancriformis is native to North America, Central America, the Caribbean and South America and India. It has been introduced elsewhere, including Hawaii.
Native to tropical Africa
Males have cyan blue wings with black tips and veins
Females are more muted in color, showing sexual dimorphism
PS: Enhanced by software
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Yet another image of the Painted Lady, but with a very bright colour combination, the opposite of what it's been like here in Manitoba. It has been raining, sleeting, snowing and otherwise, dark and miserable. Yesterday there were cars stuck all over the place (including mine), huge limbs of trees down and all sorts of mayhem. Let's hear it for the brighter days!
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Bicolored Agapostemon Sweat Bee (Agapostemon viriscens)
Unlike other sweat bees, they are not attracted to human sweat. They are generally green or blue, especially the head and thorax. Sometimes the abdomen in females is green or blue, although it may be striped, and most males have the yellow-striped abdomen on a black or metallic background.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agapostemon
Columbia, South Carolina, USA
Eastern tiger swallowtail female
Is a species of butterfly native to eastern North America. It is one of the most familiar butterflies in the eastern United States. It flies from spring to fall, during which it produces two to three broods. Adults feed on the nectar of many species of flowers. A wingspan measuring 7.9 to 14 cm (3.1 to 5.5 in). The male is yellow with four black "tiger stripes" on each forewing. Females may be either yellow or black. The yellow morph is similar to the male, but with a conspicuous band of blue spots along the hindwing, while the dark morph is almost completely black.