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Variable Cicada (Kikihia muta)Observer
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At Ridge Road Gardens, Motukarara, New Zealand.
Same specimen, initially found on grass, then carefully encouraged to crawl onto iris flower.
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Mosscap (Genus Rickenella)Observer
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Some tiny yellow mushrooms growing in verdant green moss. West Melton Forest, near Christchurch, New Zealand.
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Nisitrus malayaObserver
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Some sort of Orthoptera at Singapore Botanic Gardens, by the Marsh Garden.
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European Bluetail (Ischnura elegans)Observer
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Ischnura elegans - is this the violacea intermediate form? Anyone know?
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Oriental Blue Dasher (Brachydiplax chalybea)Observer
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Brachydiplax chalybea (Oriental Blue Dasher, Yellow-Patched Lieutenant) perched on a colorful flower I don't know the name of, in a pond at the Singapore Botanic Gardens, Singapore.
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Striated Heron (Butorides striata)Observer
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Butorides striatus (Striated Heron, Little Heron) fishing from a perch in the Singapore Botanic Gardens, Singapore.
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Oriental Blue Dasher (Brachydiplax chalybea)Observer
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I believe this is a Potamarcha congener (yellow-tailed ashy skimmer, common chaser, swampwatcher), perched on a colorful flower I don't know the name of, in a pond at the Singapore Botanic Gardens, Singapore.
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Common Four-Ring (Ypthima huebneri)Observer
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Ypthima huebneri (Common fourring) feeding on an unknown wildflower. On the wilderness surrounding the Machinchang Cable Car carpark, Machinchang Cambrian Geoforest Park, Langkawi, Malaysia.
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Mantids (Family Mantidae)Observer
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A large brown mantis (yet to be IDed) hanging out in the carpark / visitors area of the Machinchang Cable Car carpark, Machinchang Cambrian Geoforest Park, Langkawi, Malaysia.
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Mediterranean Conehead Mantis (Empusa pennata)Observer
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Adult female Empusa pennata (Conehead mantis) in a lavender field near Céreste, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.
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New Zealand Pigeon (Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae ssp. novaeseelandiae)Observer
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Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae (kererū, New Zealand pigeon, wood pigeon) feeding on the berries of a Cordyline australis (tī kōuka, cabbage tree, Torquay palm) in the evening light, which really brought out its colouring.
Christchurch Botanic Gardens, New Zealand.
This is a focus stack of two images, in order to maintain the feather detail of the body as well as focus on the eye/beak.
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Four-striped Digger Bee (Amegilla quadrifasciata)Observer
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Four-striped Digger Bee (?) feeding on the Lantana flowers. These guys hovered a lot, and although they moved fast (and seemed a bit uncommon / shy when I did find them), I was able to get some shots of them in midair.
Taken in the garden at Jnane Tihihit, Lalla Takerkoust, Morocco.
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Small Brown Paper Wasps (Genus Ropalidia)Observer
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A large wasp on a plant in the wilderness area behind our hostel in Langkawi, Malaysia.
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Common Parasol (Neurothemis fluctuans)Observer
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Common parasol dragonfly (Neurothemis fluctuans) at Sungei Buloh wetlands, Singapore.
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River Toad (Phrynoidis asper)Observer
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Toad on mossy rock at Lubuk Semilang, Langkawi, Malaysia. Not sure of the species - anyone know?
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Eurasian Hummingbird Hawkmoth (Macroglossum stellatarum)Observer
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Macroglossum stellatarum (Hummingbird hawk moth / Moro-sphinx / Sphinx colibri) feeding from a flowering Lantana bush in Morocco.
I only got the one chance, and only for a minute - so happy with the result. Since these moths are migratory (fly to EU/UK in summer), I had plenty more chances to observe these awesome creatures - we do not have anything like this back home in NZ.
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Niobe Fritillary (Argynnis niobe)Observer
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Niobe Fritillary (Argynnis niobe) on a teasel. Near Les Chabannes in Chateauneuf-Val-St.-Donat, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.
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Apollo (Parnassius apollo)Observer
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Apollo (Parnassius apollo) hanging from a flower. Environs of Ristolas, in Queyras national park in the Hautes-Alpes, France.
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Southern White Admiral (Limenitis reducta)Observer
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Southern White Admiral (Limenitis reducta) on a lavender bush. Barrage du Sautet, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.
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Eurasian Hummingbird Hawkmoth (Macroglossum stellatarum)Observer
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Macroglossum stellatarum (Hummingbird hawk moth / Moro-sphinx / Sphinx colibri) drinking nectar from a lantana flower (in flight). Although taken next to a butterfly house, these were only present wild. Hunawihr, Haut-Rhin, France.
My previous photo of this species was taken in its native Morocco. This specimen, as with others I saw all over France, has arrived as part of its migratory behaviour during the summer (they migrate from Africa to all over Europe).
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Small Heath (Coenonympha pamphilus)Observer
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Coenonympha pamphilus (Small Heath) feeding on lavender. Near Les Chabannes in Chateauneuf-Val-St.-Donat, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.
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Spotted Fritillary (Melitaea didyma)Observer
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Melitaea didyma (Spotted fritillary, Red-band fritillary) on a flower husk. Saint-Michel-de-Chaillol, Hautes-Alpes, France. In the Écrins National Park.