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@primonatura@mstdn.social
2026-02-16 20:00:07

"Citizen science rediscovers rare South African moth"
#SouthAfrica #Animals #Insects #Moth

Citizen science rediscovers rare South African moth
A strikingly handsome emerald-green moth, lost to science for nearly one-and-a-half centuries, has been rediscovered in South Africa by citizen scientists who posted photographs of it online. The moth, Drepanogynis insciata, whose body and wing margins look as though they’ve been stained with red wine, was thought to be extinct. The species hadn’t been recorded […]

@schlauschlau@social.cologne
2025-12-22 15:22:24

The Berg 🫠
#drakensberg #southafrica

A lush green valley surrounded by towering mountains under a cloudy sky.
A person with a backpack walking through dense green ferns in a mountainous landscape under cloudy skies.
A lush green valley with a small stream flowing through it, surrounded by rolling hills under a cloudy sky.
A man with a mustache smiling with arms crossed, standing in front of a waterfall and trees in a natural outdoor setting.
@primonatura@mstdn.social
2025-12-22 12:00:20

"South Africa adds 890 MW of solar to seventh renewables bid window "
#SouthAfrica #Energy #Renewables #SolarPower

South Africa adds 890 MW of solar to seventh renewables bid window 
The South African government has turned unallocated wind project capacity from the country's seventh renewables procurement exercise into approved solar projects for the second time. The move takes the total amount of solar approved under the bid window to over 3.9 GW.