Hi folks, Is the Herald moth the only truly British moth that hibernates as an adult ? I am aware that some immigrant species sometimes manage to survive the...
Hi, folks , I am hoping to put together a talk to give to local wildlife groups to encourage interest in insects in particualr Lepidoptera. It would be about...
Hello all, I've had no luck breeding nymphalids so had no qualms about overwintering four wild-caught Red Admirals together which eclosed in September for...
I would appreciate assistance with this larva. Found in my Skinner this morning [20th Oct]. I am pretty sure it fell from an Hawthorn. As most of the leaves on...
A Streak larva pupated earlier this year from a larva I collected from broom and the pupa moved when touched a few weeks back. It pupated in some loose...
I have reared some garden tigers which are currently emerging, and would be grateful for any hints on getting them to breed. Do the adults feed,and if so how...
I too was at the AES and purchased some larvae of the Short-Tailed Blue. Information on treating from now on would be appreciated. I have most of the listed...
12 days ago I found a 12mm caterpillar at ground level under a Hawthorn hedge amongst Ground Ivy, Dead Nettle and Common Nettle, in calcareous Lincolnshire. It...
Hi A Red Admiral (that I found as a 10mm caterpillar) emerged this morning. I noticed that it was having trouble extending its wings, and so was examining it...
Last year I photographed a Hummingbird Hawk Moth hovering at Valerian with its proboscis in two distinct parts. Presumably it can put them together instantly...
I was up late this particular night due to my dog being ill and spotted this Poplar Hawk Moth in the early hours of the 12th July 2009 in Falkirk, Central...
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Breeding_UK-Leps/files/SF- IDQ/030920cat.jpg hi all anyone got any ideas about this geometer? 25mm long climbing up a wall....
Hibernating any of the "tiger" family is a challenge. As they feed on Ragwort and are reputed to like a nibble in the winter I have hibernated them on a...
I have about 20 garden tiger caterpillars and they are still small, growing and feeding on docks well and I was wondering if I could overwinter them as pupae...
I took the liberty of resizing & posting these for you.. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Breeding_UK-Leps/photos/album/1231087359/pic/list Thanks for going...
Hi all, I thought i'd forward this e-mail to you as i sent it to Reg last week and have not heard anything from him. i am very eager to know what the...
Many years ago I wrote an article on foodplant preference of Garden Tiger moths larvae. The experiment consisted of placing leaves from over 20 plant species...
Hi Tony, you are right, even in a cold greenhouse the temperature soars in the spring and can freeze at night. I have resorted to painting the INSIDE of the...
I got some caja recently from a member of the Entomology Livestock Group ( ELG) The membership window opens sometime in November and closes in January. They...
Dear all, I use "larvae" in its broad sense (I prefer to call caterpillars "caterpillars"!). I took a goodly number of Large White caterpillars into captivity...
Has anyone any experience of how well or otherwise Spurge Hawk larvae do on Himalayan Balsam which is a reputed foodplant ? I also have a Garden Centre...
A friend of mine has one of these collected from Fuschia. She is going to transfer it to a ³butterfly breeding net² (the sort they sell for Painted Lady...
Hi all, I've watched a few of these in the garden, and they have all ignored both the cultivated Geraniums (about 30 different species, hybrids and cultivars),...
Hi all, There are a wide variety of cocoon shapes, materials and constructions above and below ground but I have never seen one covered with stones before. ...
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