Beautiful life, everyone in the Hive!
Imagine my amazement when I met some guests some days ago. No, they arrived at different day and time. It seems that not a day pass by without me noticing something new around here and of course, I totally like love it :)
And it might be a weekly exercise for me to share them here. So without further delay, allow me introduce to you this week's unexpected guests, yeah?
Manulea Complana
My very first time to come across this gorgeous insect. Its wings were beautifully and tightly folded along its orange body like a long coat :)
Further research made me learn that it is "the scarce footman" according to Wikipedia and below is how its larva look like. I don't remember seeing this anywhere around, but I may have just missed it. This caterpillar isn't scary at all, at least the hairs are shorter. I wouldn't dare touch it though if ever I get to see this.
Pingasa Chlora Moth
The white looper moth or flower-eating caterpillar is a species in the family of Geometredae. The wingspan is almost 6 cm and they are found here in the country, the Sulawesi, Moluccas to Queensland, Australia.
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Look at those legs! The colors identical to that of its body. And I almost thought it had no antennae, turns out, they were hidden.
Arctornis I-nigrum
This tiny one found its way into my wee office floor while the windows when I kept the windows open. Google Lens identified it as Arctornis I-nigrum or the black V moth of the Erebidae family. It is really tiny that the limited specs of my phone camera couldn't get a better close-up shot.
White Spring Moth
Another very tiny moth called Spring Moth or Lomographa Vestaliata of the Geometridae family with a wingspan of 12-23mm. It is said that this specie was first recorded in 1857 and it was found in North America. It seems the species have migrated as I found one here, lol!
I was taking photos of the Pingasa Chlora when it landed on my thumb which I took it as a sign that it wanted its photos taken too :)
Anomala Binotata
Found this resting on an echo bag outside. I didn't want to bother it so I just took a single photo of it and that was it. Anomala flavipennis, or the Panhandle Beach Anomala Scarab Beetle is a species of shining leaf chafer in the family Scarabaeidae. (Source: Wikipedia)
I learned that its larva feeds on grass roots, corns, sorghum and wheat. We don't have these plants, well, except grass, so perhaps they feed on the grass roots as we have plenty around, lol!
Pale Tussock Moths
Finding these two Pale Tussock made me think they made our wooden bench their dating place, lol! Or maybe they were twins? Hmmm... But I was so enthralled! I tried poking them with the grasshook but they pretended dead, haha. They kept their wings tucked into their bodies. Probably their way to protect themselves. Cute couple, aren't they?
And that ends the introduction to this week's guests. Hopefully, new ones will come around next week, not inside the house though, lol!
Thank you and have a glorious day!
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