Habitat and biodiversity of Curaçao. Plants, flowers, trees, wildlife, wildflowers, birds, insects, mammals and more. All photos are copyright protected
Pagina's
- Welcome at Hiking Curaçao!
- Hiking Curaçao: Flora and Fauna
- Hiking Curaçao: The Trails
- Hiking Curaçao: Tips and Info
- 1. BiRDS
- 2. INSECTS, SPIDERS
- 3. REPTILES, FROGS, LIZARDS
- 4. MAMMALS
- 5. FISH
- 6. CRABS
- 7. SHELLS, SNAILS
- 8. FOSSILS
- A. FLOWERS, BUSHES
- B. TREES
- C. CACTI, SEMI-CACTI
- D. MUSHROOMS, FUNGI
- H. MISCELLANEOUS, THIS and THAT
Yellow Moth - Nachtpauwoog
Trof ik deze mot op de keukenvloer. Ongeveer 5 tot 6 cm.
Automeris amoena
Link to a picture of the caterpillar
De Automeris io (Engels: Io moth) is een nachtvlinder uit de familie Saturniidae, de nachtpauwogen. De vlinder heeft een spanwijdte van 60 tot 80 millimeter. Het verspreidingsgebied beslaat Midden-Amerika en het oostelijk en centrale deel van Noord-Amerika. Verder lezen
Rups van een Pijlstaartvlinder - Hawk Moth
Deze rups is van een pijlstaartvlinder, wellicht de ficusmot.
Info: Carmabi
Also see: Pijlstaartvlinderrups
Foto: Franco Bakker
Hesperidae - Socrates Vlinder.
Hesperidae
Info: Carmabi / D.Debrot
Socrates skipper
Info via C.de Haseth: Pyrrhopygogpis Socrates (Socrates skipper): this rare and strikingly colored butterfly has been documented at three locations in Curçao namely, the woodlands of the peninsula Caracasbaai, where it was perched in a flowering Bourreria succulenta (watakeli) tree, at Brievengat and at Cerrito. As with most other large skippers, it flies rapidly. (Adolphe O. Debrot: Butterflies and moths of Curaçao, Aruba and Bonaire.)"
Foto: Franco Bakker
Info: Carmabi / D.Debrot
Socrates skipper
Info via C.de Haseth: Pyrrhopygogpis Socrates (Socrates skipper): this rare and strikingly colored butterfly has been documented at three locations in Curçao namely, the woodlands of the peninsula Caracasbaai, where it was perched in a flowering Bourreria succulenta (watakeli) tree, at Brievengat and at Cerrito. As with most other large skippers, it flies rapidly. (Adolphe O. Debrot: Butterflies and moths of Curaçao, Aruba and Bonaire.)"
Foto: Franco Bakker
Stekelspin - Gasteracantha cancriformis
Het is geen zeldzaamheid om deze spin aan te treffen op het eiland. Hij is vooral in de regenperiode actief. Vanwege de overdadige regenval van de afgelopen maanden ( vanaf september 2010 ) is het dier in grote aantallen te vinden in de mondi en in tuinen.
Er zijn verschillende soorten, gele, witte, licht blauwe, oranje en zelfs rode. De soort komt al heel lang voor op Curacao.
Info:
CARMABI Foundation Piscaderabaai z/n P.O. Box 2090 Willemstad Curacao, Netherlands Antilles Tel: +(5999) 462-4242 Fax: +(5999 462-7680 e-mail: info@carmabi.org |
Gasteracantha cancriformis
Another link: Animal Diversity Web
Foto's M.Durlinger
Supermoon this weekend! - supermaan 19 -20 maart
Moon on March 17, Curaçao. Photo: F.Cools
Saturday's full moon will be a supermoon.
A supermoon is a new or full moon that happens to coincide with a close approach of the moon to the earth. Saturday's full moon will be the closest it has been to Earth in 18 years, according to Spaceweather.com.
The distance between the Earth and the moon during the event will be about 221,567 miles, as compared to the average distance of 238,000 miles, according to Space.com.
That may not seem like much of a difference (and compared to the distance it's not), but the diameter of the moon is only 2,159 miles. That means the moon will be over 7.5 diameters closer to Earth than average.
While many believe the 'supermoon' can be linked to natural disasters (namely the Japan earthquake), Space.com says that's not the case.
From Space.com
Curaçao - Bandabou: the moonlight this night, was so strong that the golden oriole was singing (softly) during the whole night!.
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My early morning walk
View from the window: blooming Brasil trees.
Along the path: Brasil trees with yellow flowers. (Mex. White Cedar)
Brasilia tree
Passiebloem
A bunch of them are sitting on the path.
Iguana tracks.
Another blue flower that I have no name for.
Oops! This is not going to be an educational morning walk.
Cannot give you the names!
Calabash - Kalebas
Flower of the Watakeli tree
Watakeli tree
Beautiful! Even without a name!
A wild bunch. Name? Anyone ... ?
Wabi tree; thorns and beans.
Flowers of the Wabi tree.
Purple flowers. This plant is everywhere!
Morning Glory!
Kelki Hel - Tecoma stans - Yellow Bells
Up early also: this Mocking bird singing his song.
Passiebloem
A bunch of them are sitting on the path.
Iguana tracks.
Another blue flower that I have no name for.
Oops! This is not going to be an educational morning walk.
Cannot give you the names!
Calabash - Kalebas
Flower of the Watakeli tree
Watakeli tree
Beautiful! Even without a name!
A wild bunch. Name? Anyone ... ?
Wabi tree; thorns and beans.
Flowers of the Wabi tree.
Purple flowers. This plant is everywhere!
Morning Glory!
Kelki Hel - Tecoma stans - Yellow Bells
Up early also: this Mocking bird singing his song.
Foto's / Photos: Femia Cools
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