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| The small to medium-sized Tephritidae have wings with striking markings. They have both compound and simple eyes. The females have a tubular organ (ovipositor) on the abdomen with which they insert their eggs directly in plants and fruits. | | |
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| ...hs of 35 - 45 mm. Their bodies are bright red in colour. They have compound eyes. In the males, the upper part of the eyes is red in colour, while the lower part is whitish to yellow. In the females the eye colouration is paler. The thorax has black markings on its upper surface and on the sides. Young specimens of both sexes have yellow to bright red stripes on the surface of the middle segment of the thorax (mesothorax). In some females these stripes are paler - reddish-orange to yellow - and they can... | | |
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| The large red damselfly has wing spans of 40 - 70 mm. Their pterostigma and the markings on their legs are solid black. Due to their external appearance, the large red damselfly can be confused with the small red damselfly (Ceriagrion tenellum). The latter, however, has red legs. Confusion with Pyrrhosoma elisabethae is also possible. H... | | |
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| ...0mm in length. The upper surface of the front wings is light brown. There are yellowish-brown to orange-brown bands of colour at the edges which on the top edge of the hind wings are extended in black bezel. The hinder area of the wings has the same markings. The hind wings have 2 short tails (spores) and a number of blue spots on the upper surface. The underside of both pairs of wings has a vibrant patchwork of stripes and spots. | | |
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| Rhogogaster viridis can be confused with the species Rhogogaster picta and Rhogogaster punctulata. The striking, predominantly green colouration and lack of markings on the sides of the body are the main distinguishing features of Rhogogaster viridis. | | |
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| ...e "comma". The colouration and patterning of the comma butterfly varies within a year from one generation to another. The caterpillars of the comma butterfly reach body lengths of up to 30 mm. They are orange-brown in colour are with black markings. The upper surface of the body is two-thirds white in colour. The upper third is yellow and black. | | |
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| Adults reach body lengths of 9 - 13 mm. Their bodies have a blue-black base colour with yellow markings. Their colouration mimics that of their larvae’s host insects. | | |
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| Males and females of most species have colourful or dark wings. Only a few species (also differong by gender) have no wings. The fine, longitudinal veins in the tips of the fore wings and hind wings are an identifying characteristic. The markings on the wings may be more or less pronounced. Cubital veins run to the outer edge of the wings. | | |
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| They reach body lengths of 16-18 mm. Their bodies are similar in shape tocrane flies’.
Their wings typically have dark markings and are placed on top of each other on the back in resting position. | | |
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| The rear section of the body (opisthosoma) is slightly longer than it is wide and reaches its maximum width just after the midpoint. The markings vary; they can be more or less pronounced, and are usually brown or light brown in the females, with a yellow stripe on the upper surface, within which a marking appears over time which resembles a heart or a spear. Towards the back of the abdomen, ... | | |
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