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Ricaniidae Mulvia Albizona
Small (wingspan 12 mm) with very broad rounded black wings banded in white. Feeds on grasses, jumps well, but flies weakly.
Grassveld, bushveld and subtropical forest. Spotted at Roodeplaat Dam, Pretoria
Spotted on Jan 27, 2013
Submitted on Feb 24, 2013
8 Comments
Fantastic series!
Thanks guys. Martini, also the 1st time I saw one of these. They are unusual, but lovely.
That's probably common over there but we think its unusual and cute.
Lovely spotting,
Thanks Cindy, just added it to the mission.
Wonderful series! This would be a nice addition to The Hoppers mission: http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8096...
thanks jakubko
What a spectacular find! Beautiful hopper! Thanks for sharing!