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Messor sp.
Insecta, Hymenoptera, Formicidae
Rough grassland, close to a walking track.
Featured in Crete Nature Blog - A Walk on the Cliffs
Spotted on Jan 1, 2014
Submitted on Jan 28, 2014
5 Comments
Pleased. I just realised you might think entomologist because it's our season down-under. It'll be nothing but fungi soon :-)
I double-checked with a European moth site. I'm pretty sure you're correct. The wing shape wasn't quite right for Cyclophora.
I put a suggestion there Steve. I'm definitely not a professional entomologist though. It's just what I've picked up in here over a couple of years. We try to learn something about everything. There are some really good ID people here though. I'm sure bayucca or Nuwan will correct me when they come online :-)
Thanks Mark. I see you're an entomologist. Any thoughts on that Geometer I've just uploaded?
Welcome to Project Noah Steve. I'm looking forward to seeing some Crete wildlife.