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I am an amateur in taxonomy, just happen to be very curious and in love with nature. Blessed to have amazing encounters and to be very close to nature since I was born. I have thousands of pictures of these amazing creatures, and I decided to start sharing them with the world. I hope you enjoy!

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Ruby-topaz Hummingbird (Chrysolampis mosquitus) Caught and eaten by a Praying mantis (Stagmatoptera binotata)

Posted by Ana Carolina da Fonte on September 21, 2021

Chrysolampis mosquitus praying mantis Ruby-topaz Hummingbird Stagmatoptera

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Periphoba Arcaei (Druce, 1886)

Posted by Ana Carolina da Fonte on August 04, 2021

Bombycoidea periphoba Saturniidae

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Periphoba arcaei (Druce 1886)

Posted by Ana Carolina da Fonte on July 10, 2021

automeris Dirphia periphoba Pseudautomeris Saturniidae

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Dirphia Avia Life's Adventure Journal

Posted by Ana Carolina da Fonte on June 20, 2021

Bombycoidea Caterpillars Cocoon Dirphia Eggs Hemileucinae Hemileucini Moths Pupa Saturniidae

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: Denver, Colorado, United States; Born Brazilian, American by fate. Visual Artist, Researcher, Photographer, English and Art Teacher. Currently, studying in a master's degree in Visual Art at a Federal University in Brazil. I've lived in England, Brazil and U.S.and been in over 20. I love learning about different cultures. Thank you for visiting my profile

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Dirphia Avia Life's Adventure Journal

All images © 2010-2021 Ana Carolina da Fonte (Masseran). Location: Recife-PE, Brazil. Dirphia avia (Stoll, 1780) Taxonomy Animals Kingdom Animalia Arthropods Phylum Arthropoda Hexapods Subphylum Hexapoda Insetos Class Insecta Winged and Once-winged Insects Subclass Pterygota Butterflies and Moths Order Lepidoptera Hawk, Sphinx, Silk, Emperor, and Allied Moths Superfamily Bombycoidea Emperor, Royal, Moon, and Giant Silk Moths Family Saturniidae Buck and Io Moths Subfamily Hemileucinae Tribe Hemileucini Genus Dirphia Dirphia avia Dirphia Avia's Life Adventure Journal Insects daily visit is a natural thing here at my house. Some moths decide they want to spend the last few days of their lives inside, and I am okay with that. What I wasn't expecting was for one of them to lay eggs on my living room's door frame. But this is how this whole story happened. I had just arrived home from work and while talking to my daughter in the living room, and walking around, she noticed I h...

Neuwied's Tree Snake (Dipsas neuwiedi)

All images © 2010-2021 Ana Carolina da Fonte (Masseran). Location: Recife-PE, Brazil. Neuwied's Tree Snake - Dipsas neuwiedi Dipsas neuwiedi is a small species of non-poisonous snake in the family Dipsadidae endemic to the Atlantic Forest. It occurs along almost the entire Brazilian coast. It is a terrestrial species with nocturnal habits. Due to its color pattern, it is often confused with jararaca species, but it is completely harmless. It feeds preponderantly on mollusks. This species has morphological adaptations on its skull and mandibles that assist in removing gastropods from their shells. A very striking feature of this snake is its eyeballs, which are very eye-catching. This snake has a light yellowish brown background color with trapezoids drawn on the back. Its body is laterally compressed. Defense Mechanism Even though it doesn't inoculate venom, the dormouse has a defense mechanism to intimidate when it feels threatened. It tries to look like a venomous snake by...

Ruby-topaz Hummingbird (Chrysolampis mosquitus) Caught and eaten by a Praying mantis (Stagmatoptera binotata)

All images in this blog are taken by me, there for, All images © 2010-2021 Ana Carolina da Fonte (Masseran). Location: Recife-PE, Brazil. Ruby-topaz Hummingbird (Chrysolampis mosquitus) Caught and Eatenn by a praying mantis (Stagmatoptera binotata).

Moonseed Fruitpiercer (Gonodonta sinaldus)

All images © 2010-2021 Ana Carolina da Fonte (Masseran) Moonseed Fruitpiercer (Gonodonta sinaldus) Location: Recife-PE, Brazil. Source: Wikipedia Gonodonta sinaldus, the moonseed fruitpiecer, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. It is found from the Mexican border north to Concan in the Texas Hill Country. There are sporadic records north to at least Dallas, south at least to Trinidad and Colombia. The wingspan is about 36 mm. There are probably continuous generations. The larvae feed on moonseed vine. References Wagner, David L.; Schweitzer, Dale F.; Sullivan, J. Bolling & Reardon, Richard C. (2011). Owlet Caterpillars of Eastern North America. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0691150420. Rose, Joshua Stuart (September 8, 2010). "Species Gonodonta sinaldus - Hodges#8538". BugGuide. Retrieved November 21, 2019. "930614.00 – 8538 – Gonodonta sinaldus – Guenée, 1852". North American Moth Photographers Gr...

Pachylia syces Moth (Hübner, 1822

All images © 2010-2021 Ana Carolina da Fonte (Masseran). Location: Recife-PE, Brazil. Pachylia syces Hübner, 1822 Mariposa Sphingidae Moth Pachylia syces sleeping in my room. Mariposa falcão. Pachylia syces is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found from Mexico through Belize and Honduras to Brazil, Bolivia and Argentina. It is also found on Jamaica. There is a pale median band on the forewing upperside which is separated into two patches.

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