Month: February 2015
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Calypogeia arguta
Read More: Calypogeia argutaSpecies: Calypogeia arguta English Name: Calypogeia Chinese Name: 刺葉護蒴苔 Family: Calypogeiaceae Description: Shoots of this specie are paler green than most other leafy liverworts. Found in acidic soil as well as on acidic rock surfaces. Also found in marshy grasslands. Photos used under a Creative Commons license References: – Department of Gardens and…
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Kurzia sinensis
Read More: Kurzia sinensisSpecies: Kurzia sinensis English Name: Kurzia Chinese Name: 中華細指苔 Family: Lepidoziaceae Description: References: – Department of Gardens and Green Areas, Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau of Macao Special Administrative Region, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Science 2005. Flora of Macao (Volume 1). Macao, SAR: Author
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Bazzania tridens
Read More: Bazzania tridensSpecies: Bazzania tridens English Name: Bazzania Chinese Name: 三裂鞭苔 Family: Lepidoziaceae Description: Medium sized, stems 1,5-3,5cm long. Found on rocks, soil, decaying stump, trunks or bases of trees, usually forming a dense patch or scattered in other bryophytes. Photos used under a Creative Commons license References: – Department of Gardens and Green Areas, Civic and…
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Eristalis tenax
Read More: Eristalis tenaxSpecies: Eristalis tenax English Name: Hoverfly, Syrphid Fly, Drone Fly Chinese Name: 長尾管蚜蠅 Family: Syrphidae Description: The adult European Hoverfly can be over 1,5 cm in length. It mimics the honey bee but can be easily differentiated because it lack a constricted waist between the thorax and the abdomen, and it only have two wings, instead of four. Males…
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Nyctemera adversata
Read More: Nyctemera adversataSpecies: Nyctemera adversata English Name: Tiger Moth, Ermine Moth Chinese Name: 粉蝶灯蛾 Family: Arctiidae Description: The Tiger Moth has 4,2-5,2 cm in wingspan. The wings are white with dark brown patches. The fore wings have dark brown veins. The body is white with black spots, except for the head, neck and final abdomen which is yellow. This species is…
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Pristipomoides argyrogrammicus
Read More: Pristipomoides argyrogrammicusSpecies: Pristipomoides argyrogrammicus English Name: Ornate Jobfish Chinese Name: 藍紋姬鯛, 花笛鯛 Family: Lutjanidae Description: The upper part of the Ornate Jobfish’s head is reddish; the back is mainly yellow, the sides and belly silvery, sometimes pinkish, body with many bright blue spots and vermiculations. As for the dorsal and caudal fins are yellowish. Can grow…
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Amata polymita
Read More: Amata polymitaSpecies: Amata polymita English Name: Tiger Wasp Moth, Tiger-Striped Clearwing Moth Chinese Name: – Family: Arctiidae Description: This moth has about 3,5 cm in wingspan. The body is yellow and black ringed. Wings are black with yellow veins and transparent patches. It is apparently active during day and night and can be observed flying over low growing vegetation.…
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Obeidia tigrata
Read More: Obeidia tigrataSpecies: Obeidia tigrata English Name: Leopard Looper Moth, Orange Magpie Moth, Brown Geometrid Moth Chinese Name: 長翅尺蛾 Family: Geometridae Description: This moth is all yellow with black spots. It resembles the Tiger Moth (family Arctiidae) which is brighter and distasteful to predators, Obeidia tigrata may be protected from predation by mimicing it. The larvae are looper caterpillars as their…
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Theretra nessus
Read More: Theretra nessusSpecies: Theretra nessus English Name: Yam Hawk Moth, Gold-bodied Hawk Moth Chinese Name: 青背斜纹天蛾 Family: Sphingidae Description: This moth has 9-13 cm in wingspan. The abdomen has gold marks, separated by a olive dorsal line. The wings are light and dark brown. The larvae are an agricultural pest feeding on Yam. The adults are attracted to light and feeds…
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Cephonodes hylas
Read More: Cephonodes hylasSpecies: Cephonodes hylas English Name: Pellucid Hawk Moth, Bee Hawk Moth, Coffee Hawk Moth Chinese Name: 咖啡透翅天蛾 Family: Sphingidae Description: This moth has 4,5-7,3 cm in wingspan. The body is greenish with a red band and yellow segments on the abdomen. The wings are clear since the scales have been lost. Unlike the majority of moths in this family,…
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Chinese Horseshoe Bat
Chinese name: 中華菊頭蝠Family: 菊頭蝠科 RhinolophidaeScientific name: Rhinolophus sinicusConservation status: Habitat: Cave and forests Description:This is a small to medium-sized bat species found in East Asia. It is characterized by its distinctive horseshoe-shaped noseleaf, which aids in echolocation. Its fur is typically brown or gray. This species inhabits caves, forests, and sometimes buildings, often roosting in…
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Least Horseshoe Bat
Chinese name: 小菊頭蝠Family: 菊頭蝠科 RhinolophidaeScientific name: Rhinolophus pusillusConservation status: 無危Habitat: Cave and forests Description:This is a small bat species found in South and Southeast Asia. It is characterized by its distinctive horseshoe-shaped noseleaf, which aids in echolocation. Its fur is typically brown or gray. This species inhabits caves, forests, and sometimes buildings, often roosting in small…
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Intermediate Horseshoe Bat
Chinese name: 中菊頭蝠Family: 菊頭蝠科 RhinolophidaeScientific name: Rhinolophus affinisConservation status: Habitat: Cave and forests Description:This is a medium-sized bat species found in South and Southeast Asia. It is characterized by its distinctive horseshoe-shaped noseleaf, which aids in echolocation. Its fur is typically brown or gray. This species inhabits caves, forests, and sometimes buildings, often roosting in…