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Week ending Jul 26, 2026

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Week ending Jul 26, 2026

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Scan completed Jul 26, 2026, 11:12 AM
Telipna sanguinea
UgandaMonitoring · 2 IDs
Insects

Telipna sanguinea

Telipna sanguinea

New to watchlist
Jul 26, 2026
Added to iNaturalist
Jun 10, 2026
Observed
Jun 2, 2026
View on iNaturalist ↗@catalinatong
(c) Catalina Tong, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Alytarchia leonina
UgandaMonitoring · 2 IDs
Insects

Alytarchia leonina

Alytarchia leonina

New to watchlist
Jul 26, 2026
Added to iNaturalist
Jul 17, 2023
Observed
Jul 12, 2023
View on iNaturalist ↗@nkima56
(c) Nkima56, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Craspedophorus symei
TanzaniaMonitoring · 2 IDs
Insects

Craspedophorus symei

Craspedophorus symei

New to watchlist
Jul 26, 2026
Added to iNaturalist
Apr 17, 2020
Observed
Jan 26, 2020
View on iNaturalist ↗@diogoluiz
(c) Diogo Luiz, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Glyphodella quadrinalis
TanzaniaMonitoring · 2 IDs
Insects

Glyphodella quadrinalis

Glyphodella quadrinalis

New to watchlist
Jul 26, 2026
Added to iNaturalist
Jul 6, 2026
Observed
Jul 6, 2026
View on iNaturalist ↗@jonathantz
(c) Jonathan Walz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Litopus kenyensis
TanzaniaMonitoring · 2 IDs
Insects

Litopus kenyensis

Litopus kenyensis

New to watchlist
Jul 26, 2026
Added to iNaturalist
May 3, 2023
Observed
Apr 5, 1984
View on iNaturalist ↗@kabos
(c) kabos, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Craspedophorus oxygonus
TanzaniaMonitoring · 2 IDs
Insects

Craspedophorus oxygonus

Craspedophorus oxygonus

New to watchlist
Jul 26, 2026
Added to iNaturalist
Oct 2, 2025
Observed
Jun 9, 1918
View on iNaturalist ↗@carabid_47
(c) Connor E. J. Graham, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Trichisia babaulti
TanzaniaMonitoring · 2 IDs
Insects

Trichisia babaulti

Trichisia babaulti

New to watchlist
Jul 26, 2026
Added to iNaturalist
Apr 20, 2020
Observed
Jan 27, 2020
View on iNaturalist ↗@diogoluiz
(c) Diogo Luiz, some rights reserved (CC BY)
chestnut orange forester
TanzaniaMonitoring · 2 IDs
Insects

chestnut orange forester

Euphaedra castanoides

New to watchlist
Jul 26, 2026
Added to iNaturalist
Jul 22, 2026
Observed
Jul 11, 2026
View on iNaturalist ↗@butati
(c) Butati Nyundo, all rights reserved
Tarachodes afzelii
TanzaniaMonitoring · 2 IDs
Insects

Tarachodes afzelii

Tarachodes afzelii

New to watchlist
Jul 26, 2026
Added to iNaturalist
Nov 3, 2022
Observed
Nov 3, 2022
View on iNaturalist ↗@bigmeech
(c) bigmeech, all rights reserved
Morant’s Skipper
TanzaniaMonitoring · 2 IDs
Insects

Morant’s Skipper

Parosmodes morantii

New to watchlist
Jul 26, 2026
Added to iNaturalist
Jul 19, 2026
Observed
Jul 19, 2026
View on iNaturalist ↗@jonathantz
(c) Jonathan Walz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Buxton's hairstreak
TanzaniaStable · 3+ IDs
Insects

Buxton's hairstreak

Hypolycaena buxtoni

New to watchlist
Jul 26, 2026
Added to iNaturalist
Jul 19, 2026
Observed
Jul 19, 2026
View on iNaturalist ↗@dmblokz
(c) dmblokz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Holy Bark Mantid
TanzaniaMonitoring · 2 IDs
Insects

Holy Bark Mantid

Tarachodes sanctus

New to watchlist
Jul 26, 2026
Added to iNaturalist
Mar 26, 2018
Observed
Jan 23, 2018
View on iNaturalist ↗@abyssirica
(c) Siri Abihudi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Squalid Dirt-colored Seed Bug
TanzaniaMonitoring · 2 IDs
Insects

Squalid Dirt-colored Seed Bug

Elasmolomus squalidus

New to watchlist
Jul 26, 2026
Added to iNaturalist
Jul 20, 2026
Observed
Sep 27, 2025
View on iNaturalist ↗@donchelu
(c) Donyo Gabriel, all rights reserved
Actocetor indicus
TanzaniaMonitoring · 2 IDs
Insects

Actocetor indicus

Actocetor indicus

New to watchlist
Jul 26, 2026
Added to iNaturalist
Mar 3, 2023
Observed
Feb 26, 2023
View on iNaturalist ↗@denis_m
(c) Denis Makhnovsky, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Two-banded Cruiser
TanzaniaMonitoring · 2 IDs
Insects

Two-banded Cruiser

Phyllomacromia contumax

New to watchlist
Jul 26, 2026
Added to iNaturalist
Jul 21, 2026
Observed
Sep 28, 2025
View on iNaturalist ↗@donchelu
(c) Donyo Gabriel, all rights reserved
Common Green Mantis
RwandaMonitoring · 2 IDs
Insects

Common Green Mantis

Sphodromantis gastrica

New to watchlist
Jul 26, 2026
Added to iNaturalist
Jul 20, 2026
Observed
Jul 20, 2026
View on iNaturalist ↗@jettestrasen
(c) Jette Strasen (Grantilope), all rights reserved
Gastrimargus africanus
RwandaMonitoring · 2 IDs
Insects

Gastrimargus africanus

Gastrimargus africanus

New to watchlist
Jul 26, 2026
Added to iNaturalist
Dec 22, 2025
Observed
Nov 23, 2025
View on iNaturalist ↗@auk1967
(c) auk1967, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Seychelles Scale
RwandaMonitoring · 2 IDs
Insects

Seychelles Scale

Icerya seychellarum

New to watchlist
Jul 26, 2026
Added to iNaturalist
Jul 20, 2026
Observed
Jul 20, 2026
View on iNaturalist ↗@jettestrasen
(c) Jette Strasen (Grantilope), all rights reserved
Chitocompsus raffrai
KenyaMonitoring · 2 IDs
Insects

Chitocompsus raffrai

Chitocompsus raffrai

New to watchlist
Jul 26, 2026
Added to iNaturalist
Nov 3, 2024
Observed
Nov 2, 2024
View on iNaturalist ↗@mameissner
(c) mameissner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Discomyza similis
KenyaMonitoring · 2 IDs
Insects

Discomyza similis

Discomyza similis

New to watchlist
Jul 26, 2026
Added to iNaturalist
Aug 9, 2022
Observed
Aug 6, 2022
View on iNaturalist ↗@batili419
(c) Bevon Dede, all rights reserved
Franklinothrips megalops
KenyaMonitoring · 2 IDs
Insects

Franklinothrips megalops

Franklinothrips megalops

New to watchlist
Jul 26, 2026
Added to iNaturalist
Jan 12, 2023
Observed
Jan 12, 2023
View on iNaturalist ↗@subbi
(c) Subramanian Sevgan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Litopus aequabilis
KenyaMonitoring · 2 IDs
Insects

Litopus aequabilis

Litopus aequabilis

New to watchlist
Jul 26, 2026
Added to iNaturalist
Nov 16, 2019
Observed
Nov 16, 2019
View on iNaturalist ↗@hydrocycler
(c) Hydrocycler (Elizabeth Dougherty), some rights reserved (CC BY)
Granulated Candovia
KenyaMonitoring · 2 IDs
Insects

Granulated Candovia

Candovia granulosa

New to watchlist
Jul 26, 2026
Added to iNaturalist
Jul 22, 2026
Observed
Jul 22, 2026
View on iNaturalist ↗@ernest254
(c) Ernest Maghanga, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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