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Banded Achaea plus passenger a midge

Achaea catella(and the passenger)Midge (Non-biting) Chironomidae

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bayucca
bayucca 11 years ago
Banded Achaea
Achaea catella Achaea catella African Moths


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3 Comments

bayucca
bayucca 11 years ago

Noctuidae, Catocalinae, Achaea sp. and most probably Achaea catella.

Hi Johan, Thank you, I have made the changes

Johan Heyns
Johan Heyns 11 years ago

HI Altha, it's not a mosquito, it is a non-biting midge (http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/138...). My opinion is that this is a noctuid moth and not a hawk.

Mookgopong Local Municipality, Limpopo, South Africa

Spotted on Feb 24, 2013
Submitted on Feb 24, 2013

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