Site Report: Arusha

Common Bark Mantid (Oxypiloidea tridens)

Geometer Moth (Geometridae sp_tan5)

Plusiine Looper Moth (Chrysodeixis sp)

Crambid Snout Moth (Crambidae sp_tan4)

City

2025-01-30: We arrived at our hotel in Arusha late in the day, and they had forgotten about our reservation. Luckily, there was a room available. We walked around a bit near the hotel, and I was able to have a SIM card delivered by motorcycle. Arusha has changed so much since the last time we visited in 2003. In 2003, there were not a lot of cars around, There are cars and tuk-tuks everywhere now. After dinner, I checked outside lighted areas in search of nighttime insects.

Kingdom: Animals (4 records)

Phylum: Arthropods (4 records)

Class: Insects (4 records)

Order: Butterflies and Moths (3 records)
- Family: Crambid Snout Moths
- Crambid Snout Moth (Crambidae sp)
- Family: Cutworm Moths and Allies
- Plusiine Looper Moth (Chrysodeixis sp)
- Family: Geometer Moths
- Geometer Moth (Geometridae sp)

Order: Mantises (1 record)
- Family: Mantises
- Common Bark Mantid (Oxypiloidea tridens)