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...
Hi Kate I think Dot Moth's are fairly common. They certainly are here in Manchester. I think your moth is one of the Marbled Minor / Tawny Marbled Minor /...
Hi all, Dot Moths were one of the most declined moths in the Rothhamsted data set with a decline of 88% in abundance in the last 35 years. I haven't seen one...
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...
... Hi Annabel, would you happen to have a pic? The proboscus is not like what some think, its made up of parts, two parts that are stuck together by reselin...
Hi Dave That does sound a likely explanation (although less exciting than a mutation! ;-)). I haven't been able to take a photo. But looking at it again, when...
Hi, Its actually normal for the proboscis to be like that, its usually like that at firs when it emerges from pupae, until it can "glue" both parts together...
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...
Thanks for the info. The unfortunate individual has still not managed to glue its proboscis together (or spread its wings or shed bits of pupal case that are...
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 there, do you have a picture? Otherwise i suggest you complete rearing it if possible and have a look at the adult moth it produces as we all used to have...
Hi Andy, Yes, I intend to see the rearing through. 'Just wanted a head start on what to expect. :-) Does the image http://doiop.com/Larva-ID (shortened) url...
Hi all, well, i bought some very small larvae of the Garden Tiger at the AES Exhibition today at Kempton Park. Its a moth i havnr seen here in my part of East...
... Andy Theres a guide right here on this web site in the files folder ..TIGERS >> http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Breeding_UK-Leps/files/A2/ Tony Vc40...
Hi, My garden tigers are still doing well and I noticed they seem to do well on dock. I am growing a dock in a teracotta pot and they are feeding away on it....
Andy Sorry I cant help on that .maybe Reg might be able to ,hes one of the authors of that article & may have memories of breeding them out ! I personnaly...
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...
Hi Andy, all The adults are very variable in the degree of brown/ivory of the forewings and orange/blue on the hindwings. It is possible to selectively breed...
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 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...
Hi Derek It looks like a sawfly larva (I'm not sure without a view of the legs). If you want an id, you can access a gallery of larvae and a foodplant index by...
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