A striking example of a particularly beautiful moth is Melipotis fasciolaris (also called the “Fasciolated Graphic”). There is no official Dutch common name for this species, which belongs to the family Erebidae.
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Honeybees on Curaçao (with notes on other islands of the former Netherlands Antilles) (1)
Abeha—bees; they appear in the local news all too often, usually in a negative light following an attack with serious consequences for animals or humans. Such reporting often lacks nuance, paying little attention to the bee species itself—the root cause of the news stories—or the reasons why attacks occur in the first place. This is the first article on this series telling the story of the introduction of honeybees on the ABCSSS0islands.