Tiger Moth - Family Arctiidae

Sorry but I cannot find a name for this lovely moth.

Stinkbug eggs hatching - Family Pentatomidae

These stinkbugs were in the process of hatching. Each egg is smaller than a pins head.
You can clearly see some still inside the eggs at the bottom of this picture.

They started off by being 14 but the number dwindled everyday. I think the spiders were have them for dinner.

Odds and ends - 2

Odd things photographed around the garden.

Prong-tailed Weevil (Bronchus furvus) Family Curculionidae

We have Weevils (family Curculionidea) of all sizes and colors here. This one is of the larger species being almost 2 inches in body length.

Short Horned Grasshopper (Oxycatantops adustus) Family Acrididae

A medium size grasshopper with very interesting colours.

Amarilla - life cycle

The Amarilla is grown from a bulb and are summer flowering. They grow very well in pots for people who do not have gardens. When a flower dies off, cut the stem off just above the ground. In winter, take the bulb out and preserve is in a cool, dry place, packed in wood shavings. About 2/3 months before spring, take it out and begin to water it again.

Pygmy Emperor Moth (Rohaniella pygmaea) Saturniidae

Is this not the most beautiful moth you have ever seen???? It is large, 4-5 inches in width. They are nocturnal and only live for 3-5 days. The males have this comb-like antennae.

Speckled Ermine Moth (Ethmia circumdatella) Ethmiidae

 Small, about 1/2 an inch in length and unfortunately, not much is known about them.

Fluffball Chafer (xeloma tomentosa) Scarabaeidae

Also called Gold-haired Fruit Chafer  This is a small beetle being only about a half inch in body length. The adults feed on flowers.

Cicadas

I came across this unusual stack of cicadas and wondered what they were up to? Maybe it was just because of the coolish evening which had passed. LOL!!