Papilio demodocus (Esper 1798)

So... it's been awhile.

Say hello to my version of an apology:

Photographed in Chongwe, Lusaka, Zambia, in October 2011, using an Olympus E-420 with Zuiko 40-150mm lens and 3 KOOD magnifiers. 

 This rather lovely butterfly, found still drowsy on a communal perch on a morning after heavy rain, is the Citrus Swallowtail,

Papilio demodocus 

(Esper, 1798)

As you may expect from the common name, it is associated with citrus trees; in it's native range of Sub-Saharan Africa, it can be a minor pest of cultivated citrus trees.  

Before we dive into the taxonomy, here's another angle for you:

- Papilionini 

- Papilioninae

- Papilionidae  

- Papilionoidea  

 See also Anthocharis cardamines.

- Rhopacera         

See also Acada biseriata and Metisella willemi.

- Bombycina           

See also Sphinx ligustri and Laelia robusta.

- Cossina                   

- Ditrysia                      

See also Zebronia phenice, Crambus pascuella and Nemophora degeerella.

- Heteroneura                  

- Neolepidoptera                

- Glossina                             

- Lepidoptera                         

- Amphiesmenoptera                

- Panorpida                                 

See also Panorpa germanica, Chloromyia formosa, Senaspis haemorrhoa, Helophilus pendulus, Episyrphus balteatus, Metadon inermis, Diasemopsis meigenii, Dolichotachina caudata and Megistocera filipes.

- Endopterygota                               

See also Hagenomyia tristis, Phyllobius pomaceus, Otiorhynchus atroapterus, Malachius bipustulatus, Oedemera nobilis, Melolontha melolontha, Cheilomenes lunata, Neojulodis vittipennis, Demetrias atricapillus, Anthia fornasiini, Synagris proserpina, Vespula germanica, Astata tropicalis, Anthophora furcata, Andrena nigroaenea

- Eumetabola                                         

See also Pephricus, Grypocoris stysi, Ranatra and Anoplocnemis curvipes.  

-  Neoptera                                                

See also Humbe tenuicornis, Lobosceliana loboscelis, Cyathosternum prehensile, Heteropternis thoracica, Stictogryllacris punctata, Tettigonia viridissima and Sibylla.   

- Metapterygota                                            

See also Enallagma cyathigerum, Pseudagrion hageni, Lestinogomphus angustus and Rhyothemis semihyalina.

- Pterygota                                                         

- Dicondylia                                                         

- Insecta                                                                 

- Hexapoda                                                       

- Arthropoda                                                       

See also Ligia oceanica, Dicranopalpus ramosus, Hyllus argyrotoxus, Alopecosa barbipes, Enoplognatha ovata, Argiope bruennichi and  Pardosa amentata.

- Ecdysozoa                                                            

- Protostomia                                                            

- Nephrozoa                                                                

See also Syncerus caffer, Hipposideros vittatus, Synchiropus splendidus, Thelotornis capensis, Trachylepis varia, Zootoca vivipara, Lygodactylus capensis, Troglodytes troglodytes, Chalcophaps indica, Ardea goliath, Sterna hirundo, Burhinus vermiculatus, Tockus alboterminatus, Rana temporaria and Chiromantis xerampelina.

- Bilateralia                                                                     

- Eumetazoa                                                                      

- Animalia                                                                             

- Eukaryota                                                                             

  

And, before my battery dies, that is all, folks!

Anthophora (Clisodon) furcata (Panzer, 1798)

Bees.


Remember this post about bees?

Well, meet the diagonal second from the top left corner:

Photographed in Bosham, West Sussex, UK, in June 2013, Using an Olympus E-420 DSLR, with a Zuiko 40-150mm lens and 3 KOOD magnifiers.

This solitary (read - unwilling to sting) bee is, unless I'm very much mistaken (possible), 

Anthophora (Clisodon) furcata

(Panzer, 1798)

- Anthophorini

- Apinae            

- Apidae              

- Anthophila          

See also Andrena nigroaenea

-[nested within the Crabronidae]         

See also Astata tropicalis

- Apoidea                     

- Aculeata                       

See also Vespula germanica and Synagris proserpina.

- Apocrita                           

- Hymenoptera                     

- Hymenopterida                    

- Endopterygota                       

See also Anthia fornasiini, Demetrias atricapillus, Neojulodis vittipennis, Melolontha melolontha, Cheilomenes lunata, Oedemera noobilis, Malachius bipustulatus, Otiorhynchus atroapterus, Phyllobius pomaceus, Hagenomyia tristis, Panorpa germanica, Chloromyia formosa, Senaspis haemorrhoa, Helophilus pendulus, Episyrphus balteatus, Metadon inermis, Diasemopsis meigenii, Dolichotachina caudata, Megistocera filipes, Acada biseriata, Sphinx ligustri, Anthocharis cardamines, Metisella willemi, Laelia robusta, Zebronia phenice, Crambus pascuella and Nemophora degeerella. 

- Eumetabola                                      

See also Pephricus, Grypocoris stysi, Ranatra and Anoplocnemis curvipes. 

- Neoptera                                             

See also Humbe tenuicornis, Lobosceliana loboscelis, Cyathosternum prehensile, Heteropternis thoracica, Stictogryllacris punctata, Tettigonia viridissima and Sibylla. 

- Manopterygota                                       

See also Enallagma cyathigerum, Pseudagrion hageni, Lestinogomphus angustus and Rhyothemis semihyalina.

- Pterygota                                                   

- Dicondylia                                                   

- Insecta                                                           

- Hexapoda                                                        

- Arthropoda                                                        

See also Ligia oceanica, Dicranopalpus ramosus, Hyllus argyrotoxus, Alopecosa barbipes, Enoplognatha ovata, Argiope bruennichi and  Pardosa amentata.

- Ecdysozoa                                                             

- Protostomia                                                             

- Nephrozoa                                                                 

See also Syncerus caffer, Hipposideros vittatus, Synchiropus splendidus, Thelotornis capensis, Trachylepis varia, Zootoca vivipara, Lygodactylus capensis, Troglodytes troglodytes, Chalcophaps indica, Ardea goliath, Sterna hirundo, Burhinus vermiculatus, Tockus alboterminatus, Rana temporaria and Chiromantis xerampelina.

- Bilateralia                                                                       

- Eumetazoa                                                                        

- Animalia                                                                             

- Eukaryota                                                                             

And that is all, folks.

For information, pictures and a reasonable - if not particularly user-friendly - identification resource for British bees and wasps, try BWARS' website.

Nemophora degeerella (Linnaeus, 1758)

'Micromoths' are often dismissed as being small, dully coloured and uninteresting.

This one is certainly small:

Photographed June 2012 near Wimborne, Dorset, UK, using Olypus E-420 DLSR, with Zuiko 40-150mm lens and 3 KOOD magnifiers.

This picture doesn't do it full justice - in addition to the metallic colouring across its head and wings, the broad yellow stripe across its wings is accompanied by two narrow purple stripes which - for the purposes of a more interesting angle, aren't visible here.

Sorry, and all that.

Anyhow, this lovely little creature, perhaps better known as a (DeGeer's) Fairy Longhorn Moth belongs to:

- Adelinae     

- Adelidae        

- Incurvarioidea 

- Incurvariina       

- Monotrysia          

- Heteroneura          

See Also Crambus pascuella, Zebronia phenice, Laelia robusta, Metisella willemi, Acada biseriata, Anthocharis cardamines and Sphinx ligustri.

- Neolepidoptera         

- Glossata                      

- Lepidoptera                  

- Amphiesmenoptera        

- Panorpida                         

See also Megistocera filipes, Dolichotachina caudata, Diasemopsis meigenii, Metadon inermis, Episyrphus balteatus, Helophilus pendulus, Senaspis haemorrhoa, Chloromyia formosa and Panorpa germanica.

- Endopterygota                      

See also Andrena nigroaenea, Astata tropicalis, Vespula germanica, Synagris proserpina, Anthia fornasiini, Demetrias atricapillus, Neojulodis vittipennis, Melolontha melolontha, Cheilomenes lunata, Oedemera noobilis, Malachius bipustulatus, Otiorhynchus atroapterus, Phyllobius pomaceus and Hagenomyia tristis.

- Eumetabola                               

See also Pephricus, Grypocoris stysi, Ranatra and Anoplocnemis curvipes.

- Neoptera                                      

See also Humbe tenuicornis, Lobosceliana loboscelis, Cyathosternum prehensile, Heteropternis thoracica, Stictogryllacris punctata, Tettigonia viridissima and Sibylla.

- Metapterygota                                

See also Enallagma cyathigerum, Pseudagrion hageni, Lestinogomphus angustus and Rhyothemis semihyalina.

- Pterygota                                           

- Dicondylia                                           

- Insecta                                                   

- Hexapoda                                                

- Arthropoda                                                

See also Ligia oceanica, Dicranopalpus ramosus, Hyllus argyrotoxus, Alopecosa barbipes, Enoplognatha ovata, Argiope bruennichi and  Pardosa amentata.

 - Ecdysozoa                                                    

- Protostomia                                                    

- Nephrozoa                                                        

See also Syncerus caffer, Hipposideros vittatus, Synchiropus splendidus, Thelotornis capensis, Trachylepis varia, Zootoca vivipara, Lygodactylus capensis, Troglodytes troglodytes, Chalcophaps indica, Ardea goliath, Sterna hirundo, Burhinus vermiculatus, Tockus alboterminatus, Rana temporaria and Chiromantis xerampelina.

- Bilateralia                                                             

- Eumetazoa                                                              

- Animalia                                                                    

- Eukaryota                                                                    

And that's all, folks.



As always, the place to go for British Moths is UKMoths. Enjoy.