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#1378 - 1386 - Assorted Stuff From Facebook

May 05, 2019 20:27

#1378 - Nausinoe pueritia

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#1384, #1385, #1381, #1380, #1379, blobs with no bones in, neuroptera (antlions and lacewings), hemiptera (true bugs), #1382, #1383, lepidoptera (moths and butterflies), education even if you don't want it, diptera (flies), #1386, coleoptera (beetles), #1378

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schnee May 5 2019, 18:51:37 UTC

They’re one of the species bred at the Coffs Harbour Butterfly House (home of the intensely useful Australian Lepidoptera galleries) for release at weddings and other functions.

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...weddings?

drhoz May 12 2019, 05:55:53 UTC

yes, releasing live butterflies at weddings is a thing you can do. It's how the Orchard Swallowtail got established in Western Australia. Growl. Because it's not native to the SW.

porsupah May 6 2019, 14:56:20 UTC

Those filaments ℅ the Australian Coconut Whitefly larvae are quite striking! I assume it's more the direct damage through eating that's the problem; that the filaments are harmless?

What an excellent example of camouflage in the Angular-winged Antlion! Quite nifty - easy to see how effective that'd be.

drhoz May 12 2019, 05:56:33 UTC

yes, the wax filaments are harmless - it's the sap feeding that's the problem.