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Burnished brass moths can reach wingspans of 28 - 35 mm. The base colour of the front wings’ upper surface is dark brown, while the seams have a brassy sheen. The forewings have two bands which are a metallic-green or golden colour depending on the light. These bands usually have a brownish central area, which separately bears a black pattern. The rear w...
...llic-green or golden colour depending on the light. These bands usually have a brownish central area, which separately bears a black pattern. The rear wings of the burnished brass are brown. Tufts of rusty-brown hair are clearly visible on the upper surface of the chest. | | |
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| Adult Elasmostethus interstinctus reach body lengths of 9 - 12 mm. Their bodies are flat and greenish-yellow in colour. The pronotum, front wings and parts of the upper surface of the abdomen are an intense red colour. Almost the entire upper surface of the body is covered with dark indentations. Due to their similarity in appearance, Elasmostethus interstinctus can easily be confused with hawthorn shield bugs (Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale). | | |
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| Adult Typhlocyba rosae reach body lengths of about 3 mm. The upper surface of the body is yellowish-green and pale yellow in colour. In addition, the upper surface has a mottling of yellowish white. The undersides are yellowish-green. The head is remarkably broad. | | |
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| The bodies of Valenzuela flavidus are yellowish to light grey in colour. They have long, thin antennae with 13 segments. Their mouthparts consist of an intermediate form of chewing and sucking tools. The bright, upper surface of the thorax bears a brown patch at the front and laterally. The wings are dark and their veins stand out clearly. Dark coloured spots can be seen on the upper surface of the wings (on both sides behind the scutellum and extending out from there. The males’ forewings at their rear edge are reversed like a hook and thus hand along the thicker front edge of the rear wing, while the females have stunted forewings or ... | | |
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| The adult butterflies (imagos) reach wingspans of 40 - 50 mm. The colour of their bodies varies widely. On the upper surface, brownish and reddish hues dominate. The head, chest and abdomen have brownish-yellow hair. Their forewings have a brownish-red upper surface, with a striking pattern of yellow to orange-red spots. There is always a black "eye" patch with a white core near the wing tips. On the bright seam of the wings runs a thin margin. Near the “eyes” are more patches of yellow. which run par... | | |
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| ...prey they deploy their visual skills as well as their strong sense of smell. When a flying honey bee is clearly identified, the attack is immediate. The bee wolf catches the prey with its front legs and, using its sting, injects poison into the uppersurface of the waist of the prey. The correct place to sting is located with special sensitive hairs. The bee cannot resist, because its own sting cannot fix onto the smooth surface of the bee wolf and is thus not able to penetrate the outer surface. The bee wolf’s sting causes speedy paralysis of the honey bee. The bee wolf then presses out nectar and body fluid from the prey with its powerful front legs and eats this immediately. The bee itself is not consumed and is subsequently dropped. Tra... | | |
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| The abdomen (opisthosoma) of the rabbit hutch spider is flatter than the prosoma and that of the males has a sharp edge at the front. While the upper surface of the rear part of the females’ body is usually purplish -brown, dark brown or, in rarer cases, yellowish-brown in colour, the males are darker and have a clear oily sheen. On the side of the upper surface is a small bright yellow to off-white stripe, which sometimes has an indistinct marking on it. This can be completely absent on the body of the males. The females have two white spots which develop with age into two broad stripes. Near the outer ... | | |
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| Adult specimens can reach body lengths of 3-4 mm. The surface of? their flattened upper body has a lattice-like? structure. They have wax glands, the secretions of which make the surface appear like being powdered. The head of the andromeda lace bug is nearly hidden (under a big, black, bullet-shaped bubble on the neck) . Their antennae are an important identifying characteristic. Their simple eyes (Ocelli) are round and small. | | |
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| ...e hatch in spring (April or May), although the timing depends on the weather. They feed on the same plants as the adults. Their upper body is covered with spikes of different lengths, which sometimes split into two. The lattice-like structure on the surface of the body (which is characteristic of the species) is not yet apparent on the bodies of the larvae. Like the adult bugs, they are covered with waxy secretions from their glands which make their surface look powdered. The development of the larvae takes place in 5 stages and takes 20 to 70 days depending on climatic conditions Flying larvae are rarely seen. The larvae are not very eager to move and often hide in small cavities or between parts of p... | | |
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| ...e wing tips of the red admiral (Vanessa atalanta). The base of the forewings is yellowish brown. The inner area of the wing is orange with black patches. The pattern on the forewings’ underside is a distinctly paler version of that on the upper surface. On the upper edge (of the forewings’ upper surface) there are 2 large bright spots. The black area on the wing tips can be interspersed or mottled with brown or shades from orange to red. | | |
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