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Cape Julia Skimmer (Orthetrum julia ssp. capicola)Observer
annarivandermerweDescription
Came into kitchen from the garden. If one touches it it falls to the ground as if dead, only to start moving again after a while.
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Raucous Toad (Sclerophrys capensis)Observer
annarivandermerweDescription
As big as the palm of my hand.
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Fulvous Hawk (Coelonia fulvinotata)Observer
annarivandermerweDescription
After I photographed the caterpillar on a shrub, I snipped off the twig, put it on a paver and took more photos. It lay motionless. When I returned five minutes later, it had moved out of sight and I couldn't find it again.
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Feathered Cutworm (Agrotis denticulosa)Observer
annarivandermerweDescription
Flew from a shrub when I watered the garden early in the morning, sat on a wet paving stone with shivering wings.
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Broken-backed Bug (Taylorilygus apicalis)Observer
annarivandermerweDescription
Very small, body length about 3mm.
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Mediterranean Brocade (Spodoptera littoralis)Observer
annarivandermerweDescription
Only after I had taken the first photographs did I realise the caterpillar was dead,which explains the small white maggots crawling on it.
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Mossy Carpet (Piercia bryophilaria)Observer
annarivandermerweDescription
Small moth, wing span about 12-15mm. All photos taken in artificial light. Must have come in from the garden.
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Genus ScopulaObserver
annarivandermerweDescription
Small moth, wing span about 2 cm.
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Genus MgeniaObserver
annarivandermerweDescription
Attracted to light, observed inside house.
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Cutworm Moths and Allies (Family Noctuidae)Observer
annarivandermerweDescription
Must have come inside from the garden.