Residential area
Possibly a new species record for Guam and the Marianas
37S Sticky trap near Serianthes
Species found feeding on Japanese Spindle Tree (Euonymus japonicus) in Marpi. The species is present on Aguiguan and Rota where Luluhut (Maytenus thompsonii) maybe the host as it is in the same Family of plants.
flew by several times, probably first known photo on cocos
Found in thick large swarm through a grove of Cynometra ramiflora on Aguiguan (Goat Island). Swarms attracted hundreds of insectivorous birds to the site.
Found in thick large swarm through a grove of Cynometra ramiflora on Aguiguan (Goat Island). Swarms attracted hundreds of insectivorous birds to the site.
I believe that the species is Salduncula swezeyi. Insects of Micronesia-Vol.7, No. 6, 1961
Ken Puliafico (entomologist_of_mystery) was first to suggest the identity of this beetle as Laius sp.
Pollinating Phyllanthus marianus
Figulus integricollis as determined from Hawaiian Scarab ID web page. Native to Guam. Found in rotten coconut log.
Found in dead Thespesia populnea along one of the Tanapag estuaries.
Found in dead Thespesia populnea along one of the Tanapag estuaries.