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PURPLE
SUNBIRD
CINNYRIS ASIATICUS
The purple sunbird (Cinnyris
asiaticus) is a small sunbird. Like
other sunbirds they feed mainly
on nectar, although they will also
take insects, especially when
feeding young. They have a fast
and direct flight and can take
nectar by hovering like a
hummingbird but often perch at
the base of flowers. The males
appear all black except in some
lighting when the purple
iridescence becomes visible.
Females are olive above and
yellowish below.
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BLUE
MOON
BUTTERFLY
HYPOLIMNAS
BOLINA
The Blue Moon Butterfly is a
species of dark butterflies that are
found in 20 different subspecies
in several countries. These
butterflies are territorial, and the
males are found chasing the
females during spring/summer,
their mating season, which is the
best time to watch them. They
get their name from the two
bright blue circular patches on
the male’s wings, resembling the
full ‘blue moon’ in the dark sky.
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WHITE
TAILED
KITE
ELANUS LEUCURUS
Mostly white, small
hawk. Gray wings and back
with black shoulders.
Hovers over open areas in
search of mice, snakes, and
other prey. Perches atop tall
vegetation in open
landscapes including coastal
plains and agricultural areas.
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VARIABLE
SEEDEATER
SPOROPHILA CORVINA
Small seed-eating bird of humid
tropical lowlands; fairly common.
Found in grassy and weedy areas
and forest edges, often in same
places as slightly larger Thick-
billed Seed-Finch. In pairs or small
flocks, mixing readily with White-
collared Seedeaters and other seed-
eating birds. Note stubby bill
(unlike Thick-billed Seed-Finch)
and plain brownish olive plumage
of female (not rich brown like seed-
finch). Males in Mexico and most
of Central America are black. In
southern Central America and
South America males have variable
amounts of white on the
underparts and rump, hence the
name.
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ASIAN LONG
HORNED
BEETLE
ANOPLOPHORA GLABRIPENNIS
The Asian longhorned beetle, or
ALB, (Anoplophora glabripennis) is an
invasive wood-boring insect that feeds
on a variety of hardwoods including
maple, birch, elm, ash, poplar,
horsechestnut, and willow, among
others. Native to China and Korea, the
beetles are approximately 1.5 inches
long and shiny black, with white spots
on their wing cases. They have black
and white antennae that can be up to
twice as long as their body. The Asian
long-horned beetle (Anoplophora
glabripennis Motschulsky) is not
harmful to human beings (it does not
bit, it is neither irritating nor
poisoning), but it can seriously damage
trees. Indeed this beetle can kill an
healthy tree in few years.t
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MOUNTAIN
WAGTAIL
MOTACILLA CLARA
Elegant, long-tailed bird
with a gray back, pale
underparts, and a black chest
band. White outer tail is
conspicuous in flight. Found
along streams, mainly within
montane forest. Feeds by
walking along the ground,
bobbing its tail constantly.
Call is a buzzy “tseeet”. Song is
a complex and beautiful
jumble of high notes and trills.
Similar to Cape Wagtail but
has gray rather than brown
upperparts and has more
white in the wings and tail.
Also similar to Gray Wagtail
but lacks yellow on the
underparts.
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LONG-
LEGGED
FLY
DOLICHOPODIDAE
Long-legged fly, (family
Dolichopodidae), any
member of a family of
insects in the fly order,
Diptera, that are tiny and
metallic blue, green, or
copper in colour. These flies
prey on smaller insects and
are found around damp,
marshy places.
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FLESH FLY
SARCOPHAGIDAE
Flies in the family
Sarchophagidae are the "Flesh
Flies," so-called because many
species lay their eggs in open
wounds. Flesh flies don't often
enter houses or food handling
establishments in large numbers.
The female flesh fly lays her eggs
on meat scraps or dog excrement.
They may be frequent in dog
runs.Flesh flies primarily breed in
animal carcasses. Flesh flies as
well as blow flies and bottle flies
are of the first insects at a dead
animal carcass. Forensic
entomologists use the larvae of
flesh flies collected at the site
where a murder victim is found to
help pinpoint the time of death.
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BLACK
GARDEN ANT
LASIUS NIGER
The black garden ant is
common in many habitats,
including gardens where nests
form under paving stones, in soil
and between brickwork. During
hot and humid summer weather,
winged adults appear and swarm
in large numbers; these 'flying
ants' mate and eventually disperse
to form new colonies. The
colonies of the black garden ant
are huge, featuring thousands of
workers who collect food, keep
the nest clean and look after the
young, and a queen who produces
the eggs. The diet of the black
garden ant is varied, but it
includes 'milking' (stroking)
aphids for their honeydew.
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WHITE WINGED
BLACK TRYANT
KNIPOLEGUS
ATERRIMUS
The male White-winged Black-
Tyrant is all black with a bluish-gray
bill. It has a broad white band along
the length of the wing, which is
visible when the bird is in flight. The
female has grayish or grayish-brown
upperparts and brown underparts
without or only faint streaking on
the breast. The wing coverts are
dusky with two buffy or whitish
wing bars. The tail has buffy
webbing. The rump is rufous. It
forages in Andean humid scrub
where it often perches high on top
branches. The male is similar to
Jelski’s Black-Tyrant and Plumbeous
Black-Tyrant but is distinguished by
a black plumage and white wing
band. The female is distinguished by
having buffy webbing on the tail and
a rufous rump.
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BLACK
WIDOW
SPIDERS
LATRODECTUS
Black widows are
notorious spiders identified
by the colored, hourglass-
shaped mark on their
abdomens. Several species
answer to the name, and
they are found in temperate
regions around the world.
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BLOW FLIES
CALLIPHORIDAE
The blowfly or bottle fly, as it
is commonly known, is a fly
species that is associated with
dead animals and people.Also
spelled blowfly, any member in a
family of insects in the fly order,
Diptera, that are metallic blue,
green, or black in colour and are
noisy in flight. With an average
size of 8–10 mm (0.3–0.4 inch),
they are slightly larger than
houseflies but resemble them in
habits. Among the important
members of this group are the
screwworm, bluebottle fly,
greenbottle fly, and cluster fly.
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HOVERFLY
SYRPHIDAE
One of the colorful and common
little flies in Florida which is most
often mistaken for a harmful fruit fly
is Allograpta obliqua (Say), a hover
fly, flower fly, or syrphid fly. These
flies can hover or fly backward, an
ability possessed by few insects other
than syrphid flies. Adults often visit
flowers for nectar or may be seen
around aphid colonies where they lay
their eggs and feed on honeydew
secreted by the aphids. The adults
are considered important agents in
the cross pollination of some plants.
The larvae are important predators,
feeding primarily on aphids that
attack citrus, subtropical fruit trees,
grains, corn, alfalfa, cotton, grapes,
lettuce and other vegetables,
ornamentals, and many wild plants.
When larval populations are high
they may reduce aphid populations
by 70 to 100%.
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FOREST
KINGFISHER
TODIRAMPHUS
MACLEAYII
The Forest Kingfisher
(Todiramphus macleayii) - also
known as the Macleay's or Blue
Kingfisher - are found in Indonesia,
New Guinea and coastal eastern and
northern Australia. These
predominantly blue and white birds
hunt invertebrates, small frogs and
lizards.The Forest Kingfishers
measure 21.5-25.5 cm (8.5–10 in) in
length, including the tail. The
wings, tail and head are a sparkling
blue. It has a white breast, abdomen
and nape and a white patch in front
of the eyes. There is also a black
band stretching from the bill,
through the eyes and ending at the
ear coverts. A white patch can be
seen on the wings when the bird is
in flight.The iris is dark brown and
the legs and feet dark grey. The
female’s nape is blue; while the
male's nape is white. Juveniles have
a duller plumage with a blackish
crown.
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WHITE
BROWED
FANTAIL
RHIPIDURA AUREOLA
Fantail with a broad white
eyebrow, dark upperparts, and
white underparts. Crown and ear-
coverts black, contrasting with
white eyebrows. Throat mottled
black-and-white. Pair of wingbars
formed by well-separated white
teardrop-shaped spots. Female
slightly paler with a browner head.
Immature like adult, but has rufous
tips to dark feathers of upperparts.
Frequent song is a 4- to 7-note
melodious whistling phrase that
ascends and then sometimes
descends or is left incomplete.
Contact call is a harsh “switch-
wich.” Inhabits dry, open wooded
habitats, ranging from dry
deciduous forest to scrubby
agricultural edges.
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TACHINID FLY
TACHINIDAE
The family Tachinidae is by
far the largest and most
important group of insect
parasitic flies, with over 1300
species in North America. All
species are parasitic in the larval
stage and many are important
natural enemies of major pests.
Many species of tachinids have
been introduced into North
America from their native lands
to suppress populations of alien
pests. Tachinid flies differ in
color, size, and shape but many
somewhat resemble house flies.
They usually are either gray,
black, or striped and often have
many distinct abdominal bristles.
Adults feed on liquids such as
nectar and the honeydew of
aphids and scale insects.
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