Hi Stuart I reared a single alticolella type Coleophora through last year. I kept it outside in a flowerpot half filled with soil, putting in a rush flowerhead...
Hi all, I sent this message to UKmoths but after having no response, I'm sending it to this group. Hope anyone is willing / knows how to help me rearing them...
Hi Eduardo I have no personal experience of rearing this species (or any other Clearwing) but Friedrich in "Breeding Butterflies and Moths,a practical handbook...
OK, I'll have a go at describing the caterpillar from a photo I have (I wish I could upload it!) The photo is devoid of scale but the caterpillar is about 4in...
something like this? http://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?id=236 Richard ... From: "ioniser22" <rhys_chilcott@...> To: <Breeding_UK-Leps@yahoogroups.com> ...
Not sure if my post got through so here goes again ... I believe the larva may be of a Privet Hawkmoth. The larvae sometimes have multiple horns, as described...
Come to think of it, as I look at the Puss moth caterpillar again there are definite similarites. Does the Puss moth caterpillar have large variations? At...
Well it does change quite dramatically - as do many caterpillars - when they are ready to pupate. The Puss Moth changes over a relatively short period of time...
I've checked the pictures, but they all look distinctly -almost completely- different to the one I found; but there are still the similarities........ ... when...
Going by the size mentioned it has to be a hawk. Dorset has lots of low growing privet on coastal paths ,so suggest looking at S.ligustri or other members of...
You said in one of your earlier messages that you have a picture of it - if it is on a digital camera or phone there must be a way of sending it so it can be...
I wondered about one of the kittens, but they are much smaller of course - it's the S shape white markings which would seem to rule out things like lobster -...
Hi all someone sent me a shot of a larva recently which seems initially to be an Angle Shades (Phlogophora meticulosa). whilst I still cannot see what else it...
Thanks Jeroen funny how obvious things are when someone else points them out! Shane Farrell VC58 Cheshire County Macro-moth Recorder Moth Officer Butterfly...
This is an issue that has been vexing me for some time. An example. About seven or eight weeks ago I bought a pack of Privet Hawkmoth larvae from World Wide...
Hi, I have bought a few pupae from commercial suppliers with a view to photographing, then pinning the resulting adult insect. I've not done this before, so...
Hello I wonder if anyone can help with this. It is about 40mm long, feeding on heather in Fife VC85. The photos aren't great taken in strong wind, but I'd...
Hi Jeroen Thanks for that. This was also the only one I could find in Porter with the orange/red spiracles, but I wasn't sure about the ground colour. I also...
Hello Duncan, I am 100 % sure. It is an extremely variable species and your second picture shows the typical head. You can see several examples on Reg Fry's...
Hi Stuart I would say they are: Mottled Pug (Eupethicia exiguata) and Bright-line Brown-Eye ( Lacanobia oleracea) Cheers Ben Smart ... From: "Stuart"...
Hi stuart ...Actually I would say that after further examination, your first larva looks more like Beautiful Carpet (Mesoleuca albicillata) and the foodplant ...
I agree with the second ID however number one is Mesoleuca albicillata Kind regards, Jeroen Voogd The Netherlands ... Van: Breeding_UK-Leps@yahoogroups.com ...
... larva ... foodplant ... Ben, thanks for those. You've saved me a couple of hours with the books/web. Cheers, Stuart http://homepage.eircom.net/~hedgerow7...
Hello, Just in case anyone wants to look for this larva, now is the time. Yesterday I began by searching for about 15 minutes but found nothing. Changing to a...
Hi all, Anyone else any suggestions for finding larvae at this time of year? I found single larvae of the Brimstone Moth (O. luteolata) and Mottles Pug (E. ...
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