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| ...pecies with the largest specimens belong to the subfamily Silphinae. The bodies of Silphidae vary according to species and may be flat (subfamily Silphinae), elongated (subfamily Nicrophorinae) or oval. The basic body colour of most Silphidae is black or dark brown. Some species have reddish stripes or patches on their wing covers (elytra.) Some Silphidae are yellow and have black spots. | | |
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| Adult Pear Sawflies can reach body lengths of about 5 mm and wingspans of up to 10 mm. Their bodies are uniformly black in colour. The larvae are club-shaped, tapering towards the rear end of the body, and are about 10 mm in length. The larvae are initially white, later yellow to yellow-green in colour and are covered with an ink-like, smelly, shiny-black layer of mucus until the end of the penultimate larval stage. This protects them from predators and causes them to resemble little slugs. The larvae have 3 pairs of sternal legs and 7 pairs of abdominal legs. They are difficult to make out and are s... | | |
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Adults reach body lengths of up to 4 mm. Their bodies are slimly built and usually orange or black. The head of this fly is relatively broad and they have bright red compound eyes. The 3rd antennal segment is short and ovoid. The antennae are inclined downwards from the 2nd segment on. A small triangle of ocelli (simple eyes) can be seen on the u...
... from the 2nd segment on. A small triangle of ocelli (simple eyes) can be seen on the upper half of the forehead. Orbital bristles reach from the front edge of the eyes to the edge of the forehead. The upper surface of the chest (thorax) is brownish-black in colour and also has bristles. The scutellum is rusty brown. The wings are transparent with a reddish-yellow sheen and have 2 diagonal veins which have several dark patches. | | |
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| ... shiny, while the crown and forehead are dull coloured. The large compound eyes are chestnut-brown. The antennae are short and reddish brown and the 2nd segment is often as long as the 3rd. The proboscis consists of two sections and is dark brown to black-brown in colour. The cheeks in the side view appear substantially narrower than the compound eyes. A shiny, black patch is visible on the chest (thorax) - between the hips of the front and middle legs couples The abdomen, which is usually folded forward when in resting position, has a circular cross section, and is hook-shaped especially in the males. The 7th s... | | |
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The forewings are colourless and have a span of 75 - 100 mm. There is a black marking (Pterostigma) on the wing tips of both sexes. The anterior area and base of the wings are yellow in colour, often to the knot. In older females (by separated wax particles) there can be a weak blue pattern. The hind wings are 35 - 41 mm long...
...oth sexes. The anterior area and base of the wings are yellow in colour, often to the knot. In older females (by separated wax particles) there can be a weak blue pattern. The hind wings are 35 - 41 mm long and 2. 3 - 3. 5 mm wide. When sitting, the black-lined skimmer raises its 1st pair of legs on. | | |
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| There are specimens whose elytra are completely yellow and those in which they appear almost black. The legs of these beetles are also alternately black and yellow. These colour patterns, as well as those on their antennae, occuronly in the spotted longhorn. By rubbing their wing covers on their hind legs they can produce chirping sounds. | | |
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| Its body is slender and dark brown in colour. Only the tip of the abdomen is somewhat lighter. The head and antennae are black. The antennae of the males are about twice as long as the body. The 1st segment is markedly thicker, wrinkled and densely pitted. The antennae of the females are about half the length of the males'. Thethorax is black. The great capricorn beetle can produce sounds by rubbing the prothorax and mesothorax together. | | |
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| The wing covers (elytra ) are also black but towards the wing tips they turn a lighter, more reddish-brown colour. The inseam of the wings is formed to fine thorns. The legs are long, powerful and black in colour. At the bottom of the 1st and 2nd tarsal joints of the rear leg pair is a groove running horizontally. The tibia and feet (tarsi) are covered with short blackish bristles. The great capricorn beetle can be confused with other longhorn beetles like Cerambyx welensii or Cerambyx miles. | | |
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| The eleven-spot ladybird is 4 - 5 mm in length. Its body isblack in colour. The pronotum bears a small, white spot on each of the outer sides. The wing covers (elytra ) are bright red, orange-red or orange. There are in total 7-11 black dots on the wings which are sometimes joined, or surrounded by a thin yellow ring. The legs of these beetles are black. | | |
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| Adult Rhogogaster viridis reach body lengths of 10 - 13 mm and therefore count as small wasps. Their bodies are grass green and have black and yellow markings. There is a black marking on the top of the head. The upper surface of the thorax also has very dark markings. The abdomen is a striking green colour, with a dark, central, longitudinal stripe. The markings on the wings are yellow or green. | | |
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