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ID
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| 7261 |
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Scientific Name
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Bunaea alcinoe
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Location
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Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania
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Comments
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Larva feeding on Balanites aegyptiaca
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Specimen Condition
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Live Specimen
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Identified By
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David Bygott
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Life Cycle Stage
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Final-instar Larva
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View
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lateral
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Copyright
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© 2005
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Image Use
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ToL use only
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Creation Date
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2004
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Attached to Group
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Saturniidae: view page image collection
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Title
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Bunaea_alcinoe_larva.jpg
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Image Type
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Photograph
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Specimen(s)
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ALT Text
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Saturniid larva (Bunaea alcinoe), Tanzania
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ID
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7261
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| 7262 |
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Location
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Gombe National Park, Tanzania
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Comments
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These butterflies were clustered round an oozing wound in a tree-trunk. The species was also seen on civet dung.
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Specimen Condition
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Live Specimen
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Identified By
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David Bygott
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Behavior
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Feeding
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Life Cycle Stage
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Adult
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View
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Dorsal/lateral
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Copyright
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© 2005
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Image Use
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ToL use only
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Creation Date
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1974
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Attached to Group
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Charaxes candiope: view page image collection
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Title
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charaxes_candiope.jpg
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Image Type
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Photograph
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Image Content
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Specimen(s)
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ALT Text
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Charaxes candiope sucking tree sap
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ID
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7262
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| 7263 |
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Scientific Name
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Daphnis nerii
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Location
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Karatu, Tanzania
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Comments
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Newly emerged.
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Specimen Condition
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Live Specimen
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Identified By
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David Bygott
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Life Cycle Stage
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Adult
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View
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Dorsal
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Copyright
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© 2005
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Image Use
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ToL use only
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Creation Date
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1992
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Attached to Group
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Sphingidae: view page image collection
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Title
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Daphnis_nerii.jpg
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Image Type
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Photograph
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Image Content
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Specimen(s)
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ALT Text
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Oleander hawk moth (Daphnis nerii), Tanzania
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ID
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7263
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| 7265 |
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Location
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Gombe National Park, Tanzania
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Specimen Condition
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Live Specimen
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Identified By
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David Bygott
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Life Cycle Stage
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Adult
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View
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Lateral
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Copyright
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© 2004
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Image Use
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ToL use only
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Creation Date
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1974
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Attached to Group
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Euxanthe wakefieldi (Euxanthe): view page image collection
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Title
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Euxanthe_wakefieldi.jpg
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Image Type
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Photograph
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Image Content
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Specimen(s)
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ALT Text
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Euxanthe wakefieldi, Tanzania
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ID
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7265
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| 7266 |
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Scientific Name
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Gonimbrasia belina
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Location
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Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania
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Comments
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Common in cashew plantations in Tanzania. In parts of Africa the larvae are harvested for food.
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Specimen Condition
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Live Specimen
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Identified By
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David Bygott
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Sex
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Female above male
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Life Cycle Stage
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Adult
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View
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Dorsal
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Copyright
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© 2005
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Image Use
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ToL use only
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Creation Date
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1984
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Attached to Group
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Saturniinae (Saturniidae): view page image collection
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Title
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gonimbrasia_belina.jpg
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Image Type
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Photograph
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Image Content
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Specimen(s)
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ALT Text
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Mopane moth, Gonimbrasia belina, Tanzania
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ID
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7266
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| 7267 |
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Scientific Name
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Gonimbrasia belina
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Location
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Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania
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Comments
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Common in cashew plantations in Tanzania. In parts of Africa the larvae are harvested for food.
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Specimen Condition
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Live Specimen
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Identified By
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David Bygott
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Life Cycle Stage
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Final instar larva
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View
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lateral
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Copyright
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© 2005
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Image Use
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ToL use only
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Creation Date
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1984
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Attached to Group
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Saturniidae: view page image collection
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Title
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gonimbrasia_belina_larva.jpg
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Image Type
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Photograph
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Image Content
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Specimen(s)
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ALT Text
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Mopane worm, Gonimbrasia belina, Tanzania
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ID
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7267
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| 7268 |
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Scientific Name
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Iolaus sp?
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Location
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Gombe National Park, Tanzania
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Comments
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This forest species has an elaborate "false head" at the anal angle of the wings (right), complete with black "eyes" and white "antennae". At rest the butterfly gently rubs its hind wings together, causing the false antennae to twitch.
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Specimen Condition
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Live Specimen
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Behavior
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Resting; distraction markings
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Life Cycle Stage
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Adult
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View
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Lateral
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Copyright
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© 2005
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Image Use
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ToL use only
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Creation Date
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1974
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Attached to Group
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Iolaus s. l.: view page image collection
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Title
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hairstreak.jpg
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Image Type
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Photograph
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Image Content
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Specimen(s)
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ALT Text
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Hairstreak butterfly, Tanzania
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ID
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7268
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| 7269 |
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Location
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Karatu, Tanzania
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Comments
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In this dimorphic species the orange female (above) mimics the distasteful African Monarch (Danaus chrysippus). The black-and-white male (below) is non-mimetic.
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Specimen Condition
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Live Specimen
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Identified By
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David Bygott
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Behavior
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Copulating
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Sex
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Male and female
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Life Cycle Stage
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Adult
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View
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Dorsal & lateral
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Copyright
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© 2005
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Image Use
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ToL use only
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Creation Date
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1983
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Attached to Group
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Hypolimnas misippus: view page image collection
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Title
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hypolimnas_misippus.jpg
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Image Type
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Photograph
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Image Content
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Specimen(s)
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ALT Text
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Eggfly (Hypolimnas misippus) mating, Tanzania
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ID
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7269
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| 7270 |
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Location
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Gombe National Park, Tanzania
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Comments
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Common in grasslands through East Africa.
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Specimen Condition
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Live Specimen
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Identified By
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David Bygott
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Behavior
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Feeding
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Life Cycle Stage
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Adult
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View
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Dorsal
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Copyright
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© 2005
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Image Use
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ToL use only
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Creation Date
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1974
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Attached to Group
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Junonia oenone: view page image collection
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Title
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Junonia_oenone.jpg
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Image Type
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Photograph
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Image Content
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Specimen(s)
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ALT Text
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Blue Pansy (Junonia oenone), Tanzania
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ID
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7270
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| 7271 |
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Location
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Gombe National Park, Tanzania
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Comments
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This small mantis very closely resembled a piece of dead leaf.
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Specimen Condition
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Live Specimen
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Life Cycle Stage
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Immature
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View
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Lateral
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Size
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Adult was about 40mm long
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Copyright
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© 2005
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Image Use
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ToL use only
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Creation Date
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1971
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Attached to Group
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Phyllocrania paradoxa: view page image collection
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Title
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leaf_mantis.jpg
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Image Type
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Photograph
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Image Content
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Specimen(s)
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ALT Text
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Leaf-like mantis, Tanzania
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ID
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7271
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