"translucent"

#11812370

26 November 2024

Eurema Hecabe, The Common Grass Yellow, Is A Small Pierid Butterfly Species Found In Asia, Africa And Australia. They Are Found Flying Close To The Ground And Are Found In Open Grass And Scrub Habitats. Larva Of This Butterfly Is Long, Green, Rough, Cylindrical, Or Slightly Depressed, With A Large Head And During Pupa Suspended By The Tail And By A Moderately Long Band; The Abdominal Segments Are Round, But The Thorax Is Much Compressed, The Wing-cases Uniting To Form A Deep Sharp Keel. The Head-case Terminates In A Short Pointed Snout. Ordinarily, The Pupa Is Solitary And Green, But Sometimes On A Twig In Large Numbers. Many Pierine And Other Larvae Seek Each Other's Company At That Time. Having Selected A Dead Branch Of Some Neighboring Bush, They Acquired The Colour Of Their Surroundings. Here, Lined Up On A Golden Shower (Cassia Fistula Or Senna Fistula) Plant Branch, Four Days After The Larvae Have Transformed Into 18-20mm Pupae, The Pupal Stage Has Become Translucent, Meaning Development Within The Pupal Case Is Complete. The Yellow Coloration And Back Borders On The Forewing Upperside Are Now Discernible, And Then Newly Eclosed Common Grass Yellow Butterflies Clinging Onto Its Empty Pupal Cases, Looks Like A Garland At Tehatta, West Bengal, India, On november 22, 2024.

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#11809574

25 November 2024

Eurema Hecabe, The Common Grass Yellow, Is A Small Pierid Butterfly Species Found In Asia, Africa And Australia. They Are Found Flying Close To The Ground And Are Found In Open Grass And Scrub Habitats. Larva Of This Butterfly Is Long, Green, Rough, Cylindrical, Or Slightly Depressed, With A Large Head And During Pupa Suspended By The Tail And By A Moderately Long Band; The Abdominal Segments Are Round, But The Thorax Is Much Compressed, The Wing-cases Uniting To Form A Deep Sharp Keel. The Head-case Terminates In A Short Pointed Snout. Ordinarily, The Pupa Is Solitary And Green, But Sometimes On A Twig In Large Numbers. Many Pierine And Other Larvae Seek Each Other's Company At That Time. Having Selected A Dead Branch Of Some Neighboring Bush, They Acquired The Colour Of Their Surroundings. Here, Lined Up On A Golden Shower (Cassia Fistula Or Senna Fistula) Plant Branch, Four Days After The Larvae Have Transformed Into 18-20mm Pupae, The Pupal Stage Has Become Translucent, Meaning Development Within The Pupal Case Is Complete. The Yellow Coloration And Back Borders On The Forewing Upperside Are Now Discernible, The Moment Before The Full-grown Butterfly Emerges From The Pupa Case At Tehatta, West Bengal, India, On november 19, 2024.

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#11809575

25 November 2024

Eurema Hecabe, The Common Grass Yellow, Is A Small Pierid Butterfly Species Found In Asia, Africa And Australia. They Are Found Flying Close To The Ground And Are Found In Open Grass And Scrub Habitats. Larva Of This Butterfly Is Long, Green, Rough, Cylindrical, Or Slightly Depressed, With A Large Head And During Pupa Suspended By The Tail And By A Moderately Long Band; The Abdominal Segments Are Round, But The Thorax Is Much Compressed, The Wing-cases Uniting To Form A Deep Sharp Keel. The Head-case Terminates In A Short Pointed Snout. Ordinarily, The Pupa Is Solitary And Green, But Sometimes On A Twig In Large Numbers. Many Pierine And Other Larvae Seek Each Other's Company At That Time. Having Selected A Dead Branch Of Some Neighboring Bush, They Acquired The Colour Of Their Surroundings. Here, Lined Up On A Golden Shower (Cassia Fistula Or Senna Fistula) Plant Branch, Four Days After The Larvae Have Transformed Into 18-20mm Pupae, The Pupal Stage Has Become Translucent, Meaning Development Within The Pupal Case Is Complete. The Yellow Coloration And Back Borders On The Forewing Upperside Are Now Discernible, The Moment Before The Full-grown Butterfly Emerges From The Pupa Case At Tehatta, West Bengal, India, On november 19, 2024.

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#11809576

25 November 2024

Eurema Hecabe, The Common Grass Yellow, Is A Small Pierid Butterfly Species Found In Asia, Africa And Australia. They Are Found Flying Close To The Ground And Are Found In Open Grass And Scrub Habitats. Larva Of This Butterfly Is Long, Green, Rough, Cylindrical, Or Slightly Depressed, With A Large Head And During Pupa Suspended By The Tail And By A Moderately Long Band; The Abdominal Segments Are Round, But The Thorax Is Much Compressed, The Wing-cases Uniting To Form A Deep Sharp Keel. The Head-case Terminates In A Short Pointed Snout. Ordinarily, The Pupa Is Solitary And Green, But Sometimes On A Twig In Large Numbers. Many Pierine And Other Larvae Seek Each Other's Company At That Time. Having Selected A Dead Branch Of Some Neighboring Bush, They Acquired The Colour Of Their Surroundings. Here, Lined Up On A Golden Shower (Cassia Fistula Or Senna Fistula) Plant Branch, Four Days After The Larvae Have Transformed Into 18-20mm Pupae, The Pupal Stage Has Become Translucent, Meaning Development Within The Pupal Case Is Complete. The Yellow Coloration And Back Borders On The Forewing Upperside Are Now Discernible, The Moment Before The Full-grown Butterfly Emerges From The Pupa Case At Tehatta, West Bengal, India, On november 19, 2024.

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#11809578

25 November 2024

Eurema Hecabe, The Common Grass Yellow, Is A Small Pierid Butterfly Species Found In Asia, Africa And Australia. They Are Found Flying Close To The Ground And Are Found In Open Grass And Scrub Habitats. Larva Of This Butterfly Is Long, Green, Rough, Cylindrical, Or Slightly Depressed, With A Large Head And During Pupa Suspended By The Tail And By A Moderately Long Band; The Abdominal Segments Are Round, But The Thorax Is Much Compressed, The Wing-cases Uniting To Form A Deep Sharp Keel. The Head-case Terminates In A Short Pointed Snout. Ordinarily, The Pupa Is Solitary And Green, But Sometimes On A Twig In Large Numbers. Many Pierine And Other Larvae Seek Each Other's Company At That Time. Having Selected A Dead Branch Of Some Neighboring Bush, They Acquired The Colour Of Their Surroundings. Here, Lined Up On A Golden Shower (Cassia Fistula Or Senna Fistula) Plant Branch, Four Days After The Larvae Have Transformed Into 18-20mm Pupae, The Pupal Stage Has Become Translucent, Meaning Development Within The Pupal Case Is Complete. The Yellow Coloration And Back Borders On The Forewing Upperside Are Now Discernible, The Moment Before The Full-grown Butterfly Emerges From The Pupa Case At Tehatta, West Bengal, India, On november 19, 2024.

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#11809579

25 November 2024

Eurema Hecabe, The Common Grass Yellow, Is A Small Pierid Butterfly Species Found In Asia, Africa And Australia. They Are Found Flying Close To The Ground And Are Found In Open Grass And Scrub Habitats. Larva Of This Butterfly Is Long, Green, Rough, Cylindrical, Or Slightly Depressed, With A Large Head And During Pupa Suspended By The Tail And By A Moderately Long Band; The Abdominal Segments Are Round, But The Thorax Is Much Compressed, The Wing-cases Uniting To Form A Deep Sharp Keel. The Head-case Terminates In A Short Pointed Snout. Ordinarily, The Pupa Is Solitary And Green, But Sometimes On A Twig In Large Numbers. Many Pierine And Other Larvae Seek Each Other's Company At That Time. Having Selected A Dead Branch Of Some Neighboring Bush, They Acquired The Colour Of Their Surroundings. Here, Lined Up On A Golden Shower (Cassia Fistula Or Senna Fistula) Plant Branch, Four Days After The Larvae Have Transformed Into 18-20mm Pupae, The Pupal Stage Has Become Translucent, Meaning Development Within The Pupal Case Is Complete. The Yellow Coloration And Back Borders On The Forewing Upperside Are Now Discernible, The Moment Before The Full-grown Butterfly Emerges From The Pupa Case At Tehatta, West Bengal, India, On november 19, 2024.

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#11809581

25 November 2024

Eurema Hecabe, The Common Grass Yellow, Is A Small Pierid Butterfly Species Found In Asia, Africa And Australia. They Are Found Flying Close To The Ground And Are Found In Open Grass And Scrub Habitats. Larva Of This Butterfly Is Long, Green, Rough, Cylindrical, Or Slightly Depressed, With A Large Head And During Pupa Suspended By The Tail And By A Moderately Long Band; The Abdominal Segments Are Round, But The Thorax Is Much Compressed, The Wing-cases Uniting To Form A Deep Sharp Keel. The Head-case Terminates In A Short Pointed Snout. Ordinarily, The Pupa Is Solitary And Green, But Sometimes On A Twig In Large Numbers. Many Pierine And Other Larvae Seek Each Other's Company At That Time. Having Selected A Dead Branch Of Some Neighboring Bush, They Acquired The Colour Of Their Surroundings. Here, Lined Up On A Golden Shower (Cassia Fistula Or Senna Fistula) Plant Branch, Four Days After The Larvae Have Transformed Into 18-20mm Pupae, The Pupal Stage Has Become Translucent, Meaning Development Within The Pupal Case Is Complete. The Yellow Coloration And Back Borders On The Forewing Upperside Are Now Discernible, The Moment Before The Full-grown Butterfly Emerges From The Pupa Case At Tehatta, West Bengal, India, On november 19, 2024.

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#10623334

10 October 2023

Ptecticus is an Old World genus of flies in the family Stratiomyidae. The ground color of the body may be yellow, brown, or black, and the abdomen often shows a degree of transverse stripes. They may mimic parasitic wasps in appearance and habits. The wings are often dusky and the second abdominal segment may be translucent. A well-developed inner projection of the second antennal segment is characteristic of the majority of Ptecticus species. Their larvae are broad, flat, and segmented maggots, which may be found in fermenting fruit. As of 2000, 40 species were known from the Old World alone. There are at least 150 described species in Ptecticus worldwide. A Ptecticus is sitting on the leaves of a tree in a forest at Tehatta, West Bengal; India on 10/10/2023.

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#10623336

10 October 2023

Ptecticus is an Old World genus of flies in the family Stratiomyidae. The ground color of the body may be yellow, brown, or black, and the abdomen often shows a degree of transverse stripes. They may mimic parasitic wasps in appearance and habits. The wings are often dusky and the second abdominal segment may be translucent. A well-developed inner projection of the second antennal segment is characteristic of the majority of Ptecticus species. Their larvae are broad, flat, and segmented maggots, which may be found in fermenting fruit. As of 2000, 40 species were known from the Old World alone. There are at least 150 described species in Ptecticus worldwide. A Ptecticus is sitting on the leaves of a tree in a forest at Tehatta, West Bengal; India on 10/10/2023.

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#10623338

10 October 2023

Ptecticus is an Old World genus of flies in the family Stratiomyidae. The ground color of the body may be yellow, brown, or black, and the abdomen often shows a degree of transverse stripes. They may mimic parasitic wasps in appearance and habits. The wings are often dusky and the second abdominal segment may be translucent. A well-developed inner projection of the second antennal segment is characteristic of the majority of Ptecticus species. Their larvae are broad, flat, and segmented maggots, which may be found in fermenting fruit. As of 2000, 40 species were known from the Old World alone. There are at least 150 described species in Ptecticus worldwide. A Ptecticus is sitting on the leaves of a tree in a forest at Tehatta, West Bengal; India on 10/10/2023.

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#10623340

10 October 2023

Ptecticus is an Old World genus of flies in the family Stratiomyidae. The ground color of the body may be yellow, brown, or black, and the abdomen often shows a degree of transverse stripes. They may mimic parasitic wasps in appearance and habits. The wings are often dusky and the second abdominal segment may be translucent. A well-developed inner projection of the second antennal segment is characteristic of the majority of Ptecticus species. Their larvae are broad, flat, and segmented maggots, which may be found in fermenting fruit. As of 2000, 40 species were known from the Old World alone. There are at least 150 described species in Ptecticus worldwide. A Ptecticus is sitting on the leaves of a tree in a forest at Tehatta, West Bengal; India on 10/10/2023.

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#10258110

12 July 2023

View of cocadas (a typical Mexican sweet) during a press conference at the Archaeological Museum in the municipality of Xochimilco, Mexico City, on the occasion of the Crystallised Sweet Fair in Santa Cruz Acalpixca. This fair has been held since 1982 in the town of Santa Cruz Acalpixca, Xochimilco, with the purpose of making known products such as chilacayote, pumpkin, carrots, nopal, among others typical of the region; ingeniously transformed in an artisanal way into delicious and exotic sweets. The crystallization of sweets is a technique of conventual origin that was born in the novo-Hispanic era, it consists of a slow cooking in water and sugar of fruits or vegetables, with which it acquires a translucent appearance.

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#10258114

12 July 2023

Abuelita Amalia Salas Casales, artisan, traditional doctor and activist for the defence of the land, corn, water and chinampas of Lake Xochimilco, during a press conference at the Archaeological Museum in the municipality of Xochimilco, Mexico City, on the occasion of the Crystallised Sweet Fair in Santa Cruz Acalpixca. This fair has been held since 1982 in the town of Santa Cruz Acalpixca, Xochimilco, with the purpose of making known products such as chilacayote, pumpkin, carrots, nopal, among others typical of the region; ingeniously transformed in an artisanal way into delicious and exotic sweets. The crystallization of sweets is a technique of conventual origin that was born in the novo-Hispanic era, it consists of a slow cooking in water and sugar of fruits or vegetables, with which it acquires a translucent appearance.

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#10258116

12 July 2023

Abuelita Amalia Salas Casales, artisan, traditional doctor and activist for the defence of the land, corn, water and chinampas of Lake Xochimilco, during a press conference at the Archaeological Museum in the municipality of Xochimilco, Mexico City, on the occasion of the Crystallised Sweet Fair in Santa Cruz Acalpixca. This fair has been held since 1982 in the town of Santa Cruz Acalpixca, Xochimilco, with the purpose of making known products such as chilacayote, pumpkin, carrots, nopal, among others typical of the region; ingeniously transformed in an artisanal way into delicious and exotic sweets. The crystallization of sweets is a technique of conventual origin that was born in the novo-Hispanic era, it consists of a slow cooking in water and sugar of fruits or vegetables, with which it acquires a translucent appearance.

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#10258118

12 July 2023

Jose Carlos Acosta Ruiz, mayor of Xochimilco, during a press conference at the Archaeological Museum in the municipality of Xochimilco, Mexico City, on the occasion of the Crystallised Sweet Fair in Santa Cruz Acalpixca. This fair has been held since 1982 in the town of Santa Cruz Acalpixca, Xochimilco, with the purpose of making known products such as chilacayote, pumpkin, carrots, nopal, among others typical of the region; ingeniously transformed in an artisanal way into delicious and exotic sweets. The crystallization of sweets is a technique of conventual origin that was born in the novo-Hispanic era, it consists of a slow cooking in water and sugar of fruits or vegetables, with which it acquires a translucent appearance.

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#10258120

12 July 2023

Abuelita Amalia Salas Casales, artisan, traditional doctor and activist for the defence of the land, corn, water and chinampas of Lake Xochimilco, holds her baton during a press conference at the Archaeological Museum in the municipality of Xochimilco, Mexico City, on the occasion of the Crystallised Sweet Fair in Santa Cruz Acalpixca. This fair has been held since 1982 in the town of Santa Cruz Acalpixca, Xochimilco, with the purpose of making known products such as chilacayote, pumpkin, carrots, nopal, among others typical of the region; ingeniously transformed in an artisanal way into delicious and exotic sweets. The crystallization of sweets is a technique of conventual origin that was born in the novo-Hispanic era, it consists of a slow cooking in water and sugar of fruits or vegetables, with which it acquires a translucent appearance.

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