Insecta
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• Gátula / Oruga de Penachos
Scientific classification:
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Superfamily:Noctuoidea
Family:Erebidae
Subfamily:Arctiinae
Genus:Halysidota
Species:H. ruscheweyhi
Solymar, Canelones, Uruguay
Tirumala limniace, commonly called the Blue Tiger, belongs to the Danaid group of brush-footed Butterflies. Seen almost all over India, this species shows gregarious migratory behaviour during the monsoons in South India.
captured in West Bengal India
Con sus planeos, con sus quiebros, con sus idas y vueltas, una y otra, y otra vez, hacen perder la paciencia a quienes esperan que se pose. Anax imperator. ¡Incansable!
Fotografiado en: Canal Sant Jordi. Palma. Baleares. España.
Una hembra muy joven de Onychogomphus forcipatus en la laguna de La Gitana, Cuenca. Quedada Blauverd 2017.
• Eggars, Snout moths, Lappet moths
• Lasiocámpidos
Scientific classification:
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Clade:Apoditrysia
Clade:Obtectomera
Clade:Macroheterocera
Superfamily:Lasiocampoidea
Family:Lasiocampidae
Genus: Tolype
Species: T. innocens
Solymar, Canelones, Uruguay
Observations on iNaturalist
Brasilia, DF, Brazil.
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Family: Libellulidae
Subfamily: Libellulinae
Genus: Orthemis Hagen, 1861
Species: O. aequilibris Calvert, 1909
Binomial name: Orthemis aequilibris
Se pega al suelo terroso, se confunde con las piedrecillas, se mimetiza, y así, pasa inadvertido con su color crema. Onychogomphus costae, macho, un regalo de la Naturaleza.
Fotografiado en: Río Chícamo. Albanilla. Murcia. España.
Onychogomphus costae, ♂.Faded Pincertail
It sticks to the earthy ground, blends in with the pebbles, blends in, and thus, goes unnoticed with its cream color. Onychogomphus costae, male, a gift from Nature.
Photographed in: Río Chícamo. Albanilla. Murcia. Spain.
Fue llegar a la zona que frecuentaba este macho de Orthetrum brunneum, coloqué este posadero, me vuelvo al sitio donde tenía la cámara sobre el trípode, y al girarme ya estaba allí. ¡Y que bien acompañado! Fue una muy grata sorpresa.
Fotografiado en: Riu Congost. Montmeló. Barcelona. España.
Southern Skimmer, copula.
When I got to the area where this male of Orthetrum brunneum frequented, I placed this innkeeper, I went back to the place where I had the camera on the tripod, and when I turned around it was already there. And how well accompanied! It was a very pleasant surprise.
Photographed in: Riu Congost. Montmeló. Barcelona. Spain.
Macho de Orthetrum brunneum, con unos leves rasguños en S7 y S8, al parecer las hembras le han tratado con delicadeza o está muy poco ducho en las relaciones con ellas.
Fotografiado en: Riu Congost. Montmeló. Barcelona. España.
Southern Skimmer, ♂
Orthetrum brunneum male, with some slight scratches on S7 and S8, apparently the females have treated him delicately or he is very unskilled in relationships with them.
Photographed in: Riu Congost. Montmeló. Barcelona. Spain.
Mi agradecimiento a Ricardo Menor, que encontró a este macho de Cordulegaster boltonii, en aquel tramo del río Vinalopó, y pude hacerle algunas fotos, con el nerviosismo al ver por primera vez a esta especie.
Fotografiado en: Molí de l’Ombria. Banyeres de Mariola. Alicante. España.
Cordulegaster boltonii, ♂ Golden-ringed Dragonfly
My thanks to Ricardo Menor, who found this male of Cordulegaster boltonii, in that stretch of the Vinalopó river, and I was able to take some photos of him, with the nervousness when seeing for the first time to this species.
Photographed in: Molí de l’Ombria. Banyeres de Mariola. Alicante. Spain.
Hembra del tipo C (aurantiaca) de Ischnura graellsii, ya bien adulta, con esos tonos marrones que se van oscureciendo.
Fotografiado en: Riu Congost. Montmeló. Barcelona. España.
Ischnura graellsii, ♀
Female of type C (aurantiaca) of Ischnura graellsii, already well adult, with those brown tones that are darkening.
Photographed in: Riu Congost. Montmeló. Barcelona. Spain.
Fazenda Grotão - DF, Brazil.
That's a skipper with nice shades of colours.
Many species in the tribe Achlyodidini are notable for their (by skipper butterfly standards) gaudy colors.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Papilionoidea
Family: Hesperiidae
Subfamily: Pyrginae
Tribe: Achlyodidini
Genus: Pythonides Hübner, [1819]
Species: P. jovianus (Stoll 1782)
Binomial name: Pythonides jovianus
• Black bumblebee
• Mangangá negro / abejorro del páramo
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Hymenoptera
Family:Apidae
Genus:Bombus
Possibly Bombus pauloensis Friese, 1913 (= B. atratus)
Taxonomic revision: bit.ly/2lE4Asq
Santa Regina, Colonia, Uruguay
Brasilia, DF, Brazil.
This species has glassy wings, a nice feature also shared by several other species in the tribe Ithomiini.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Papilionoidea
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Danainae
Tribe: Ithomiini
Subtribe: Godyridina
Genus: Heterosais Godman & Salvin, 1880
Species: H. edessa (Hewitson, 1855)
Binomial name: Heterosais edessa
Synonyms: Rhadinoptera edessa
Brasília, DF, Brazil.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Papilionoidea
Family: Pieridae
Subfamily: Coliadinae
Tribe: Euremini
Genus: Eurema Hübner, [1819]
Species: E. elathea (Cramer, [1777])
Binomial name: Eurema elathea
Botanical Gardens of Brasilia - DF, Brazil.
Beetles in the genus Coraliomela occur in Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay and Argentina.
This species is known locally as "barata-do-coqueiro".
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Superfamily: Chrysomeloidea
Family: Chrysomelidae
Subfamily: Cassidinae
Tribe: Alurnini
Genus: Coraliomela Jacobson, 1899
Species: C. aenoplagiata (Lucas, 1857)
Binomial name: Coraliomela aenoplagiata
Schwalbenschwanz
Swallowtail
have also a look at my album..
www.flickr.com/photos/139478944@N08/albums/72157718531404473
Fazenda Grotão - DF, Brazil.
Dynamine is a genus of butterflies in the Nymphalidae family. Species are native to South America.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Papilionoidea
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Biblidinae
Tribe: Eubagini
Genus: Dynamine Hübner, [1819]
Species: D. athemon (Linnaeus, 1758)
Scientific name: Dynamine athemon
Fazenda Grotão - DF, Brazil.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Papilionoidea
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Nymphalinae
Tribe: Melitaeini
Subtribe: Phyciodina
Genus: Phystis Higgins, 1981
Species: P. simois (Hewitson, 1864)
Subspecies: P. s. simois
Scientific name: Phystis simois simois
Zoniopoda iheringi
• Romaleidae / lubber grasshoppers
• Romáleidos / saltamontes perezosos
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Orthoptera
Suborder:Caelifera
Superfamily:Acridoidea
Family:Romaleidae
Tribe:Romaleini
Genus: Zoniopoda
Species: Z. iheringi
Salinas, Canelones, Uruguay
Digo adiós al año, con esta Libellula depressa que presume de sus marrones (cara, ojos, tórax…), de su ancho y aplanado abdomen, y de su lujosa pruinosidad, ese luminoso azul claro, que da esperanza, que da ilusión para este, a punto de nacer, 2022.
¡Feliz Año Nuevo!
Fotografiado en: Les Fonts de Mariola. Bocairent. Valencia. España.
Broad-bodied Chaser. ♂
I say goodbye to the year, with this Libellula depressa that boasts of its brown (face, eyes, thorax ...), its wide and flattened abdomen, and its luxurious pruinosity, that luminous light blue, which gives hope, which gives illusion for this , about to be born, 2022.
Happy New Year!
Photographed in: Les Fonts de Mariola. Bocairent. Valencia. Spain.
Brasilia, DF, Brazil.
This species is native to South America.
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Family: Libellulidae
Subfamily: Trameinae
Tribe: Trameini
Genus: Tramea Hagen, 1861
Species: T. cophysa Hagen, 1867
Binomial name: Tramea cophysa
• Clouded yellows / Sulphurs
• Isoca de la alfalfa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Pieridae
Genus:Colias
Species:C. lesbia
Santa Regina, Colonia, Uruguay
Esta otra hembra de Ischnura pumilio, también inmadura, ya comienza a dejar atrás los tonos naranja, (abdomen), que van perdiendo intensidad, los irá cambiando por verdosos, hacia su etapa de adulta.
Fue laboriosa aquella parte de la mañana, las rachas de viento nos hacia agudizar el ingenio para poder captar algunas imágenes decentes, de las muchas realizadas. QDD blauverd, 2017.
Fotografiado en: Lavajos de Sinarcas. Valencia. España.
Ischnura pumilio, ♀ Small Bluetail.
This other female of Ischnura pumilio, also immature, already begins to leave behind the orange tones, (abdomen), which are losing intensity, it will change them for greenish, towards its adult stage.
That part of the morning was laborious, the gusts of wind made us sharpen our wits to be able to capture some decent images, of the many made. QDD blauverd, 2017.
Photographed in: Lavajos de Sinarcas. Valencia. Spain.
Con apariencia de joven avanzado, este macho de Orthetrum chrysostigma me dio la alegría al poder fotografiarlo por primera vez en aquella mañana, un paseo por el río mojándome los pies y disfrutando, también del paisaje…, de su belleza.
Fotografiado en: Río Verde. Otivar. Granada. España.
Epaulet Skimmer, ♂
With the appearance of an advanced youngster, this male of Orthetrum chrysostigma gave me the joy of being able to photograph him for the first time that morning, a walk along the river getting my feet wet and also enjoying the landscape... its beauty.
Photographed in: Río Verde. Otivar. Granada. Spain.