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Citrus Swallowtails (Papilio demodocus) drinking water off the head of a Nile Crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus). Africa Striped Pyxie Frog (Pyxicephalus delalandii) eating a driver ant male. Africa Red Admiral Butterfly (Vanessa atalanta) egg on Nettle (Urtica dioica) leaf. Worldwide Red Admiral Butterfly (Vanessa atalanta) caterpillar on Nettle (Urtica dioica). Worldwide Dancing Swordtail Butterfly (Graphium polystratus) drinking at a freshwater seepage on the East African coast. Africa Clouded Yellow Butterfly (Colias croceus) pupa. Painted Lady Butterfly (Cynthia cardui) caterpillars on Spear Thistle (Cirsium vulgare). Worldwide Painted Lady Butterfly (Cynthia cardui) caterpillar on Spear Thistle (Cirsium vulgare). Worldwide Red Admiral Butterfly (Vanessa atalanta) sequence showing adult hatching from pupa. Worldwide Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta) hatch sequence showing emergence from pupa to flying off. Worldwide Clouded Yellow Butterfly (Colias croceus) feeding on Fleabane. Europe, Africa African Monarch Butterfly (Danaus chrysippus). Africa Yellow Pansy Butterfly (Precis hierta) sunning. Africa Brown-veined White (Belenois aurota) and Zebra White (Pinacopteryx eriphia) butterflies gathering on a salt lick. Southern Africa Brown-veined White (Belenois aurota), Zebra White (Pinacopteryx eriphia) and Broad-bordered Grass Yellow (Euremia brigitta) butterflies gathering on a salt lick. Southern Africa Yellow Pansy Butterfly (Precis hierta). Africa Citrus Swallowtail Butterfly (Papilio demodocus) caterpillar showing scent gland used in defence against parasitic wasps. Africa Veined Swordtail Butterflies (Graphium leonides) gathering on buffalo dung. Southern Africa Butterflies congregating at a buffalo wallow. Southern Africa Citrus Swallowtail (Papilio demodocus) basking on a twig of Kai Apple. Africa Silver-Y Moth (Autographa gamma). Europe & Asia Silver-Y Moth (Autographa gamma). Europe & Asia Silver-Y Moth (Autographa gamma). Europe & Asia Silver-Y Moth (Autographa gamma). Europe & Asia Comet Moth (Argema mittrei), Madagascar. Comet Moth (Argema mittrei), Madagascar. Moth (unidentified). Madagascar Humming-bird Hawk Moth (Macroglossum stellatarum) one-day-old caterpillar at first moult on Squinancywort. Silver Y Moth (Autographa gamma) vibrating its wings to warm up in preparation for flight. Saturnid moth (Gynasa maja) caterpillar on Acacia thorn. Africa Saturnid moth (Gynasa maja) caterpillar on Acacia thorn. Africa Moth caterpillar (unidentified). Okavango river valley, Botswana. Africa Moth caterpillar (unidentified) in defensive posture. Okavango river valley, Botswana. Humming-bird Hawk Moth (Macroglossum stellatarum) at rest on rhododendron. Worldwide in warm climates Hummingbird Hawk Moth (Macroglossum stellatarum) egg on Squinancywort. Hummingbird Hawk Moth (Macroglossum stellatarum) egg on Hedge Bedstraw. Caterpillar (unidentified). Kenya Mopane Moth (Golimbrasia belina) caterpillar feeding on Mopane. Hawk Moth (Sphingidae) caterpillar. Southern Africa Desert bagworm; a moth larva (Family Tineidae) with protective 'bag' made from quartz grains. Death's Head Hawk Moth (Achertonia atropos) camouflaged on bark. Cosmopolitan. Giraffe Weevil (Trachelophorus giraffa) male. Madagascar Giraffe Weevil (Trachelophorus giraffa) male. Madagascar Giraffe Weevil (Trachelophorus giraffa) male, Madagascar. Giraffe Weevil (Trachelophorus giraffa) female. Giraffe Weevil (Trachelophorus giraffa) male. Blister Beetle (Mylabris oculata). SW Africa Green Scarab (Kheper species) pair on ball of buffalo dung. Africa Green Scarab (Kheper species) rolling ball of buffalo dung. Africa Darkling beetle (Tenebrionidae). Sahara Desert Bacon Beetle (Dermestes lardarius). Worldwide Desert beetle (unidentified). Blister Beetle (Mylabris species) taking off. SW Africa Blister Beetle (Mylabris species) mating pair. SW Africa Blister Beetle (Mylabris species) feeding on Devil's Thorn (Tribulus zeyheri) flowers. SW Africa Furniture Beetle (Anobium punctatum). Worldwide East African Diving Beetle (unidentified) larva about to sieze tadpole of frog (Leptopelis bocagei). Africa Green Dung Beetle (Garreta nitens) rolling a dung ball. Southern Africa Glittering Jewel Beetle (Acmaeoderan viridaenea). Southern Africa Jewel beetle (Buprestidae: Julodis species). Green Dung Beetles (Garreta nitens) rolling dung balls. Southern Africa
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