Hi all, I have had a couple of e-mails sent to this forum recently which advertised livestock for sale. I don't think this is a suitable forum for commercial...
One of my correspondents has sent me this picture taken today in Yorkshire: http://homepage.eircom.net/~hedgerow12/idhelp.htm I'm guessing it's a lep and at...
Hi Stuart It's not a moth but probably a species of hymenoptera. I've had similar cases formed from parasitised lepidopterous larvae. Cheers Ben Smart ... ...
Hi In my experience, a banded coccoon like that is usually an Icneumon of some kind. Regards Matt Stuart <cipeen@...> wrote: One of my correspondents...
... similar ... Ben, Matt, Thanks. It took about 2 milliseconds from hitting the send button for the word 'ichneumon' to come to mind. Ho hum. Cheers, Stuart...
Hi Stuart, Has your friend kept the cocoon - it would be interesting to see what emerges.... For new members to this site (and a reminder to others) we have a ...
Hi all, Last summer I tried to breed P. machaon from overwintering pupae. I got ten sorted butterflies 6 females 4 males. I had no problem with mating. I got 3...
Hi Giovanni, I have never reared them myself (and it is now illegal to take them from the wild in the UK) but Peter Cribbs handbook on Breeding Butterflies...
Hi All I've just received a request from Roger Dennis, Oxford Brookes University (Biological Sciences), for information on the use of alternative larval...
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Hi all, I have added a lot of new species to the website in the last few weeks including over 60 so-called micro species - many excellent pictures from Ben...
... what ... Yes Reg, It's being kept at garage temperature. She'll take a photo of what emerges, and I'll have another look at it then. With reference to...
Hi all, It has been suggested that we should build a web database containing the full biology / life history of northern European Lepidoptera to assist in the...
Hi Reg, Just for your information: English Nature are said to be preparing to put their Phyotophagous Insects database online. As I understand it, this is will...
Hi Malcolm, ... I don't suppose that will add much (anything?) to the lists already published though. Despite the Lepidoptera being the most studied group...
dear members I found this larva in a stem of Holcus lanatus, close to the ground. length 13mm. closest I come is Mesapamea didyma. What do you think? ...
A larva found under the bark of an oak tree (lots of rotting material underneath) in Perivale Wood (Middx TQ18). I'm not even sure this is lepidoptera. Any...
Hi Paul It's one of the Minors - Oligia spp. You'll need to rear it through and then check the adult to get an id. Cheers Ben Smart ... From: "pf1331_fp"...
Sorry Paul I think your original suggestion (Mesapamea didyma) may have been correct!, although I don't know if its possible to separate this larva from M...
Hi all, Have just received a copy of Butterfly Conservations report "the state of britains larger moths". I haven't managed to take it all in yet but it makes...
Ben Thanks for answer. Going on with answerand question from Ben, are there caracteristics to separate larvae of M. secalis from M. didyma regards paul ... ...
... what ... Well, it's a parasitic wasp. It emerged this week and I have received this image: http://homepage.eircom.net/~hedgerow12/reference.htm Sorry for...
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the Breeding_UK-Leps group. File :...
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Hi all I've uploaded photos of a couple of larvae that I've not seen before. One is a 12mm long larva that I found under a plantpot in the garden close to...
Hi Ben, No. 1 could be an Old Lady (Mormo maura) which hibernates as a part grown larva - see the website. Will have to give a bit more thought to No. 2. ...
Hello Ben, The geometrid looks like Scopula sp. The noctuid looks like Momo maura. Kind regards, Jeroen Voogd _____ Van: Breeding_UK-Leps@yahoogroups.com ...
Thanks Jeroen and Reg for your replies. I am sure you are both correct about the Old Lady (Mormo maura). It's a good match for the photos on the website. Like...
Hi Ben, If you haven't seen Kimmos picture - the markings of 2 look very much like the example at:- http://kimmos.freeshell.org/lnel/g7/idadimid.htm Regards ...
Hi all I am not familiar with the variable scarce hawkmoth larvae and cannot make my mind up on either Bedstraw or Spurge for this one. can anyone possibly ...
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