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| ...previous year, which happens immediately after its release in March / April. Egg laying takes place in several sessions on the food plants of the larvae. The females attach each of the 100 to 600 oval, light to egg yolkyellow coloured eggs to the underside of leaves, in batches of 20-45. In its entire life cycle a female produces about 1,200 eggs. | | |
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| ...elongated and partially hairy bodies are primarily black. The front section of their body has a greenish bronze shimmer. The rounded head is black with a dark green to bronze shimmer. The first segment of the antennae is yellowish in colour on the underside and black on the upper surface, while the following ten segments are entirely black. This is the most important identifying characteristic for this species. | | |
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| ...hese wings must be folded in an intricate manner to fit under the wing covers. Spreading the wings is faster. This is done with the assistance of the legs and a comb-like apparatus - located at the end of the abdomen - which is pulled along the underside of the hind wings to make them smooth. The abdomen is black and clearly segmented. Its surface can shimmer bluish to purple and can also have a metallic shine. | | |
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| ...the ‘both are’ out) covered with black bristles, especially at the edges. The surface appears to be covered in grey "dust" in places. The upper side of the female’s abdomen is almost completely black and has this grey "dust", the underside is light grey. The genitalia of the males are very large and are placed below the abdomen. The glassy wings are brown and transparent with clearly distinguishable veins. Paraplatypeza atra have brownish-grey legs. The feet (tarses) on the back legs ... | | |
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| They prefer moist, shady, grassy habitats, and are mainly found in wet forest soils and water edges. They are found on thicker leaf litter, on wet rocks and very often on the underside of leaves. Most species of spear-winged flies reproduce by parthenogenesis. This means that their larvae hatch from unfertilised eggs. | | |
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| By spring or early summer, Rhopalus subrufus have reached sexual maturity and mate. The fertilized females lay their eggs on the underside of the leaves of the preferred food plants of the larvae. The larvae feed on these leaves for about 4 to 5 weeks after hatching (usually in the month of August);later they feed on the fruit. Theygo through 5 stages of development up to autumn time. ... | | |
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| ...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 darken with age. The underside of the thorax is yellowish to whitish in both sexes. | | |
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| ...own 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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| The abdomen is long and flat and predominantly orange in colouron the upper surface and sides. The underside is black and only orange at the outer edges. The wing covers are black. They are finely haired which makes them appear lightly powdered. The legs are relatively long and also hairy. Their outer surface is black in colour and the inner surface is ora... | | |
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| It reaches wingspans of 40 - 50 mm. The upper surface of the wings is orange in colour with black, brown and yellow spots. The underside of the wings is dark brown in colour and bears a striking, white marking in the form of a "C", hence the name "comma". The colouration and patterning of the comma butterfly varies within a year from one generation to another. The... | | |
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