The last entry for the visit to Gibraltar is a bit of a mish mash. As usual these are the shots that I could not seem to fit in anywhere else. Some of the ID’s are known, some are guessed and some are down as unidentified. Any help with these would be much appreciated. The Preying Mantis, (not sure what is the plural for Mantis but there were several seen during the visit), coming to the Observatory lights are particularly pleasing. That said the Green Mantis is crawling up Allen’s leg so he was not overly keen when I said hold on a minute as I fiddled with the camera dials for a better shot!! I am guessing that the caterpillar is one of a Hawkmoths but again not 100%. It was however around 15cm long so I am guessing it did not belong to a micro moth. Moorish Gecko, Jews Gate Observatory, 12 Oct 2009
Iberian Wall Lizard, Jews Gate Observatory, 13 Oct 2009
Preying Mantis, Jews Gate Observatory, 14 Oct 2009
Preying Mantis, Jews Gate Observatory, 12 Oct 2009
Unidentified Cricket/Grasshopper
Unidentified Moth.....Burnett sp perhaps...Certainly a day flyer

Unidentified Caterpillar
Steve Copsey |
• Friday, October 23, 2009 - Moth Lavae
It´s a beauty.