Hi all, A few species added/updated since 14 April Blood-vein Timandra comae (unusual caterpillar and pupa - 'spun-up' and pupated in a few hours one of the...
Hi, I am a PhD student who works on blue tits, and I am rather urgently looking for a source of small green caterpillars which would be a good substitute for...
Hi Alex,
When do you need them, how big do they have to be and how many do you need?
A couple of ideas:
There was a conversation on another group about a...
Hi all, I seem to recall someone has a copy of a handbook illustrating lepidoptera pupae. If so, does it show the difference between the cremasters of the ...
Hi Reg Patocka & Turcani say: Cremaster narrow and tang like in dorsal view. Setae D2 divergent in opposite directions, spine like, short and pointed (fig....
PS I think Paul Talbot (Pennine Books) had a set of P&T for sale in March at LCES Exhibition. Don't know if he still has them. First come first served! ... ...
... So where do you come in this hierarchy then Ian? Does that apply to your inputs too? Devil take take the hindmost eh????? Not (Keep) Smiling! Terry ...
I caught a female Puss Moth in the trap last night, and would like to encourage it to lay some eggs for rearing. Are there any special conditions required for...
no special conditions required ,they lay readily in any type of box. I line my boxes with piece of kitchen roll making it easier to handle the eggs.these are a...
Hi Ian, all That is a bit of a puzzle. Think I will have to get the adults 'bits' checked by an expert when they emerge in the autumn to prove to myself that...
I used to rear puss moths in fairly large numbers and also found that they are aggressive to each other and are especially fond of eating their neighbour's...
Hi Kevin, I have reared Puss moths from wild collected larvae a couple of years ago and found them easy if kept in low density, however what suprised me was...
Hi Andy, Thanks for reply. Regarding pupae digging, I have only found this really worthwhile for lime, poplar and eyed hawks. There are other species that can...
Hi Kevin, Thank you very much for that info, i will have a go in a few of my customers gardens[i am a gardener by the way] and they have a couple of really...
A friend of mine encountered a very unusual butterfly while in Camden a week or so ago, and he managed to get a photo on his mobile phone. He sent me the...
Its a owl (caligo species) but which one is awkward as resolution of pic not too brilliant. an escapee ... From: tom_wigg To: Breeding_UK-Leps@yahoogroups.com ...
Thanks for you help. Tom ... From: Breeding_UK-Leps@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Breeding_UK-Leps@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of rtus Sent: 12 May 2006 13:44 To:...
Hi Tom,
Your image is at http://tinyurl.com/mow39
It's a Caligo species (Nymphalidae, Central and South America) -- an "owl
butterfly". I'd suggest an...
I found what I presume is a micromoth larva in a spun Meadowsweet (Filipendula) leaf. I've checked out the Meadowsweet associates on UK moths, but can't find a...
Hi all, Some additional species/updates to the website since 1 May:- Pale Eggar Trichiura crataegi (pictures of the larvae - a superb caterpillar I don't think...
Hi Stuart Probably Celypha lacunana. Check for lobe on anal plate, see: http://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?id=2584 But rear to be certain. cheers Ian ... From:...
Hi all, Anyone who has tried photographing pupae will know how difficult it is to get good pictures of the 'shiny' ones. I have tried a variety of ideas and...
Hi everyone , my name is Jerry stanley. i have managed to breed the green hairsteak and have approx 30 eggs . i have carefully taken these off the foodplant...
eggs will hatch quite quickly 7-10 dys . so check more than once every day. Can be cannibalistic ,keep only a few to each tub if you cant seperate them...
Any thoughts as to the identity of this caterpillar http://freespace.virgin.net/david.howdon/thur_cat.jpg from Thursley Common (SU94) earlier this month? ...
difficult to tell from photo .but have a look at stilbia anomala ? the anomalous. ... From: David Howdon To: UK Breeding Lepidoptera Group Sent: Sunday, May...
I don't think so (although appreciate that my photo is probably not good enough to allow an ID). Looking at pictures of this species' caterpillar it doesn't...
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