I found her on the patio opposite the entrance to my room. Wingspan ~ 23 cm
Remarkably white bumble bee. Could this be a Bombus veteranus? It was feeding on planted Chocolate Cosmos.
Rhagodima cf. nigrocincta
Cincta (cinctus, cinctum) in latin means "surrounded by". So the portmanteau "nigrocincta" can mean "surrounding by black color". This might refer to colors and patterns on the abdomen of this species. Or it may not refer to black patches on some legs which does not form full circle/ring as in R. Annulata.
But these informations are not clear to me as per the description by Henry Meyners Bernard who described the species as Rhax nigrocincta along with Rhax Howesii (currently assigned as Rhagodes melanopygus). Another information I can find is that as per Simon's 1885 description R. annulata has body length of 18mm and as per Bernard's description of R. nigrocincta is around 1.25 to 2 inches. T̶h̶e̶ ̶s̶p̶e̶c̶i̶m̶e̶n̶ ̶w̶e̶ ̶s̶a̶w̶ ̶w̶a̶s̶ ̶a̶r̶o̶u̶n̶d̶ ̶1̶.̶2̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶1̶.̶5̶ ̶i̶n̶c̶h̶e̶s̶ ̶l̶o̶n̶g̶.̶ (The specimen was just 2 cms long after I re-checked the video where it climbed to my friend's hand. Videograb is attached as last photo.)
Henry Meyners Bernard's 1894 article on the species called "On two new species of Rhax. Journal of Linnean Soicety London" can be read here: https://ww.rcin.org.pl/dlibra/publication/88759/edition/67942/content?ref=struct
The illustrations on the book has been digitized and uploaded to Wiki Commons over here:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rhagodima_nigrocincta.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rhagodima_nigrocincta_cutted.jpg
Comparing the images above I can see similar black patches on the legs. Also the white moustache pattern has good resemblance on the individual. But I don't see the spurs specified in illustrations.
Note: I am not conforming on the species level identification here. I have just added my notes here for future reference for anybody who wants to take this subject for research.
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captured by a spider; Photo by Hanna Roland; Pyralidae?
Found in a (touristically used) cave in Homburg (Saarland).
Found in my room. Politely escorted outside.
Photo and ID by Hanna Roland
Eichhörnchen im Wald zwischen Rehling und Aindling
frische Eichhörnchen-Spur im Schnee am Lechmuseum Bayern in Langweid
2021_Nievenheim_0004
Sighting and photos (c) surfap.
Sympetrum (landing on head) https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/64126663, bird https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/64126662
Sympetrum (landing on head) https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/64126663, bird https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/64126662
A cat's victim
Photos by Hanna Roland
蛇紋岩地帯に生えていたもの。
キキョウにしては濃いブルーを感じさせる花でしたが、ここまで鮮やかなブルーではなかったです。直射光と色被りのためでしょうか。画像処理で直すと余計に変な色になるので、原画の色のまま載せました。