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1 4 Carpenter bee

Carpenter bee

by staccyhJohannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

2 0 Siccia caffra

Siccia caffra

by Leon van ZylKwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

9 7 Carpenter Bee

Carpenter Bee

by Anna ChapmanΑττική, Greece

Xylocopa

12 8 Bar Maiden / the moth- spiderThomisidae

Bar Maiden / the moth- spiderThomisidae

by AlthaSwiegersLiebenbergMookgopong Local Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa

1 2 Carpenter bee

Carpenter bee

by FanieCape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Female

0 2 Carpenter bee

Carpenter bee

by HeatherCox-NaaktgeborenRandburg, Gauteng, South Africa

Looks like a bee. No stinger.

0 0 South African coral tree

South African coral tree

by PeaceCakesOrange, California, USA

0 0 Coral tree

Coral tree

by BennjBCoronado, California, USA

0 0 Cape Robin-Chat

Cape Robin-Chat

by Malcolm Wilton-JonesBoksburg, Gauteng, South Africa

suburban garden

0 0 Cape Robin-Chat

Cape Robin-Chat

by Malcolm Wilton-JonesBoksburg, Gauteng, South Africa

suburban garden

4 0 Coral tree flower

Coral tree flower

by Mari du PreezPretoria, Gauteng, South Africa

0 4 Signal Fly

Signal Fly

by AlthaSwiegersLiebenbergMookgopong Local Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa

0 0 Bar Maiden

Bar Maiden

by AlthaSwiegersLiebenbergMookgopong Local Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa

2 4 Speckled Grey Footman

Speckled Grey Footman

by ArnoMeintjesMbombela Local Municipality, Mpumalanga, South Africa

1 1 Speckled Grey Footman

Speckled Grey Footman

by AlthaSwiegersLiebenbergMookgopong Local Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa

0 1 Speckled Grey Footman

Speckled Grey Footman

by AlthaSwiegersLiebenbergMookgopong Local Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa

0 0 Speckled Grey Footman

Speckled Grey Footman

by AlthaSwiegersLiebenbergMookgopong Local Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa

0 0 Bar Maiden

Bar Maiden

by AlthaSwiegersLiebenbergMookgopong Local Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa

0 3 Leaf beetle

Leaf beetle

by AlthaSwiegersLiebenbergMookgopong Local Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa

0 1 Speckled Grey Footman

Speckled Grey Footman

by Leon van ZylKwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

2 3 Speckled Grey Footman

Speckled Grey Footman

by staccyhJohannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

Roughly 1 cm long.

4 3 Speckled Grey Footman

Speckled Grey Footman

by Smith'sZooWestern Cape, South Africa

± 16 mm - pale colored with black spots

7 5 Cape Robin-Chat

Cape Robin-Chat

by Mari du PreezPretoria, Gauteng, South Africa

I can't help snapping a pic every time I see one. Love them.

4 5 Carpenter bee in flight

Carpenter bee in flight

by FanieWestern Cape, South Africa

A male carpenter bee hovering.

3 4 Bar Maiden

Bar Maiden

by JohanHeynsLesedi Local Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa

Moth attracted to the porch light.

1 0 Cape Robin

Cape Robin

by dungeonmasterShuOkhahlamba Local Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

0 0 Bar Maiden

Bar Maiden

by Johan HeynsMookgopong Local Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa

Attracted to the light setup.

0 0 red headed fly

red headed fly

by KarenSaxtonZambezi Region, Namibia

A rather sluggish fly native to Africa

5 2 Cape robin-chat

Cape robin-chat

by staccyhJohannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

All fluffed up in the rain this morning!

6 0 Cape Robin-Chat

Cape Robin-Chat

by Mel11Nyeri County, Kenya

Paler than most other Robin-Chats.

1 3 Springbok Mantis

Springbok Mantis

by kerrydonovanbrownWellington, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand

I heard Miomantis caffra were displacing ...

2 0 Carpenter Bee

Carpenter Bee

by Smith ZooCape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

The females are black with two white or yellow bands over the hind thorax and ...

5 1 Sugarbush Protea

Sugarbush Protea

by JohanHeynsLesedi Local Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa

Protea variety which grows in the Sugarbush Nature Reserve and surrounding area

2 0 Yellow-banded Carpenter Bee

Yellow-banded Carpenter Bee

by AgnesAdiqueTalaveraLaguna, Philippines

a lot like the female of Xylocopa caffra - ...

3 2 Praying Mantis (African)

Praying Mantis (African)

by pamsaiSifundza seLubombo, Swaziland

mantis in the subfamily Miomantinae, native to Southern Africa. Adults of M. ...

1 2 Cape Robin-chat

Cape Robin-chat

by Maria dBNairobi, Kenya

Nairobi National Park

0 0 Signal Fly

Signal Fly

by JeffCrocombeHlabisa Local Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Photographed in the Hluhluwe Umfolozi Game Reserve, South Africa.

1 0 Noctuid Moth

Noctuid Moth

by JohanHeynsLesedi Local Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa

Spotted on a rock in the garden. Need help to ID.

1 0 Speckled Grey Footman

Speckled Grey Footman

by JohanHeynsLesedi Local Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa

Moth attracted to the porch light.

7 0 Speckled Grey Footman

Speckled Grey Footman

by JohanHeynsLesedi Local Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa

Small (±15mm) moth attracted to the porch light.

0 3 Noctuid Moth

Noctuid Moth

by JohanHeynsLesedi Local Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa

Moth attracted to the porch light. Need help to ID please.

1 2 Signal fly

Signal fly

by GoddefroyMookgopong Local Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa

Thanks to Johan Heyns. I now have the right name.

2 1 Cape Robin-Chat

Cape Robin-Chat

by AdamBTOverstrand Local Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa

Coastal fynbos

0 0 Leaf Beetle

Leaf Beetle

by Johan HeynsLesedi Local Municipality, Gauteng, South Africa

Small (6 mm) beetle found on the porch.

1 0 Springbok mantis

Springbok mantis

by ChristianNZAuckland, Auckland, New Zealand

Some form of flying preying mantis.

0 2 Carpenter Bee

Carpenter Bee

by Smith'sZooCape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

3 cm - carpenter bee type distinctive yellow on body

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