Insects – Insecten – Caribbean Footprint

Tiny critters: Vagrant grasshopper

november 26, 2025

The ABC Islands are home to countless different species of crickets and grasshoppers, most of which haven’t yet been properly identified because little research has been done. The grasshoppers found on our islands live a mysterious life in nature

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Butterfly species: Basilides hairstreak

oktober 17, 2025

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The Basilides hairstreak also called the Megarus Scrub-Hairstreak (Strymon megarus) is a rare butterfly species only found on Curaçao.

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Tiny critters: Ultramarine Hover Fly

oktober 1, 2025

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During the large-scale biodiversity study conducted a couple of years ago by various scientists, primarily on Bonaire, a considerable number of small creatures were found and identified.

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Moth species: Nepheloleuca politia

september 10, 2025

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The Nepheloleuca politia is a moth species belonging to the Geometridae family.

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Tiny critters: Sourbush seed fly

augustus 25, 2025

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Besides butterflies and moths, numerous other insect species can be found on the islands of Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao, many of which have not yet been described and identified. Such as the Sourbush seed fly

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Dragonflies & damselflies: Ischnura ramburii

augustus 18, 2025

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The Ischnura ramburrii is one of several damselfly species occurring on Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao.

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Nature in August – Cicada Concerts

augustus 11, 2025

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In various locations on Curaçao, Bonaire and Aruba, it’s happening again: those incredibly loud chirping sounds emanating from the mondi, growing to deafening proportions. The cicadas have awakened.

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Tiny critters: Spotless Lady Beetle

juli 7, 2025

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The Spotless Lady Beetle is an indigenous species for Bonaire and Curaçao.

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Young and adult – Monarch butterfly

juni 30, 2025

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There is almost no greater difference between young and adult stages as there is in the taxonomic class of insects. Butterflies are often the most ‘in your face’ example of this fact. Take Monarch butterflies for instance.

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Butterfly species: West Indian Mangrove buckeye

juni 26, 2025

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The West Indian Mangrove buckeye is a jewel amongst the mangrove trees. Using the Black mangrove as a larval plant, it is nonetheless rare.

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