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Fernando Farache
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Professor, PhD in Entomology
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Fig wasp genus _Heterandrium_ (Pteromalidae) in _Ficus_pertusa_. Rio Verde GO Brasil

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Genus Heterandrium
Heterandrium from Rio Verde - GO, Brasil on April 10, 2026 at 11:19 AM by Fernando Farache. Heterandrium sp. ex F. pertusa
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April 14, 2026 at 10:20 PM
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Gasteracantha cancriformis

📍Rio Verde GO - Brasil

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Spinybacked Orbweaver (Gasteracantha cancriformis)
Spinybacked Orbweaver from Rio Verde - GO, Brasil on March 29, 2026 at 10:35 AM by Fernando Farache
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April 4, 2026 at 4:38 PM
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🦅Rupornis magnirostris - Gavião-Carijó - Roadside Hawk.

📍Ribeirão Preto SP - Brasil

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Roadside Hawk (Rupornis magnirostris)
Roadside Hawk from Ribeirão Preto - SP, Brasil on December 21, 2025 at 11:05 AM by Fernando Farache
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March 22, 2026 at 3:10 PM
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_Heliconius_erato_ - Rio Verde GO Brasil

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Red Postman (Heliconius erato)
Red Postman from Rio Verde - GO, Brasil on March 8, 2026 at 09:53 AM by Fernando Farache
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March 13, 2026 at 11:33 PM
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Gracious Fairy wasp - Mymaridae. Rio Verde GO Brasil

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March 13, 2026 at 11:26 PM
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Awesome hummingbird from the Atlantic Forest. _Phaethornis_eurynome_ (Lesson, 1832) | Rabo-branco-de-garganta-rajada | Scale-throated Hermit, @ Tapiraí - SP - Brasil.

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September 12, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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Cissopis leverianus (Gmelin, 1788) | tietinga | Magpie Tanager. @ Tapiraí, SP, BRASIL

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September 8, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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_Icterus_pyrrhopterus_ (Vieillot, 1819) | Encontro | Variable Oriole. @ Rio Verde, Goiás, BRASIL

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September 8, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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A marvel from the Atlantic Forest. Tangara seledon (Statius Muller, 1776) | Saíra-sete-cores | Green-headed Tanager. Trilha dos Tucanos, Tapiraí -SP, Brasil

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September 5, 2025 at 11:50 PM
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"They noticed that a handful of those parasitic insects weren’t where they were supposed to be."

A great story on an important study just published in JHR by @kirstenmprior.bsky.social and her team!

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Invasive parasitic wasp spotted in the US for the first time
How the insect made its way across the pond remains a mystery
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August 27, 2025 at 6:56 AM
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Robber fly! _Ommatius_ sp. Rio Verde, Goiás

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August 27, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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Looking majestic! Pteroglossus bailloni (Vieillot, 1819) | Araçari-banana | Saffron Toucanet; Trilha dos Tucanos, Tapiraí -SP, Brasil.

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August 26, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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Ramphastos dicolorus Linnaeus, 1766 | Tucano-de-bico-verde | Red-breasted Toucan . Trilha dos Tucanos, Tapiraí -SP, Brasil

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August 26, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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Outstanding antenna! Eurytoma sp.

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Family Eurytomidae
Eurytomidae from Rio Verde - GO, Brasil on June 14, 2025 at 03:23 PM by Fernando Farache. Eurytomidae
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August 25, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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My favorite Toucanet: _Selenidera_maculirostris_ (Lichtenstein, 1823) | Araçari-poca | Spot-billed Toucanet

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August 6, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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Charismatic parasitoid wasp: _Aenasius_ sp. (cf.) (Chalcidodiea, Encyrtidae) - Bazil, GO, Rio Verde.

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July 3, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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Close-up portrait of the Amazonian Motmot | _Momotus_momota_ (Linnaeus, 1766) | udu-de-coroa-azul
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May 5, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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Love this scythebill! Campylorhamphus trochilirostris
(Lichtenstein, 1820) | Arapaçu-beija-flor | Red-billed Scythebill. Rio Verde - GO - Brazil
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April 29, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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An amazing Aracari, eating brazilian cherry (pitanga). Pteroglossus castanotis Gould, 1834 | araçari-castanho | Chestnut-eared Aracari. IF Goiano, Rio Verde, GO, Brazil

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April 28, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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Geothlypis aequinoctialis (Gmelin, 1789) | pia-cobra | Masked Yellowthroat; @ Mata de Santa Tereza, Ribeirão Preto - SP - Brazil
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April 25, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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Thamnophilus pelzelni Hellmayr, 1924 | choca-do-planalto | Planalto Slaty-Antshrike ; @ Mata de Santa Tereza, Ribeirão Preto - SP - Brazil
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April 25, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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The Chalcidoidea of the World book by Heraty & Wooley looks fantastic! Glad to collaborate with the Agaonidae chapter. www.cabidigitallibrary.org/doi/book/10....
#Entomology #Hymenoptera #Insects #Chalcidodiea
April 18, 2025 at 11:23 PM
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Why the long beak? _Ramphastos_toco_ Statius Muller, 1776 | Toco Toucan | Tucanuçu; @ Mata de Santa Tereza, Ribeirão Preto - SP - Brazil
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April 18, 2025 at 11:17 PM
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Amazing bird of prey! Spizaetus tyrannus
(Wied, 1820) | Black Hawk-Eagle | Gavião-pega-macaco; Rio Verde - GO - Brazil
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April 14, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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A giant from Brazil! Jabiru mycteria (Lichtenstein, 1819) | tuiuiú | Jabiru. Rio Verde, GO, Brazil
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March 10, 2025 at 5:19 PM