Hi all, This is just a test message to check a different setting on this Yahoo group for distributing e-mails. Please ignore. Thanks Reg Fry...
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Reg Fry
bughunteruk
Jun 3, 2006 12:00 pm
Hi Andy, all Although they are gregarious, with such a large number it is wise to split them into smaller groups if you intend rearing so many. From experience...
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andyadams7@...
mothstoto
Jun 3, 2006 1:48 pm
Reg, Many thanks for that, i was just thinking about doing that tomorrow so your note will make sure that i do. At the present they are on bramble, will they...
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Andrew Wood
xestia2000
Jun 11, 2006 10:30 pm
Hello I feel sure I should know this one, sitting on sorrel in full sunshine today, about 30mm long but can anyone help with its id please? ...
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Mark Boddington
risvaldo
Jun 11, 2006 10:36 pm
Hi Andrew,
> I feel sure I should know this one, sitting on
> sorrel in full sunshine today, about 30mm long
> but can anyone help with its id please?...
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Reg Fry
bughunteruk
Jun 11, 2006 10:37 pm
Hi Andrew, The top view looks a bit strange but I think that is the way it is 'lit'. Looks like a Knotgrass (Acronicta rumicis) to me. Cheers Reg ... [Non-text...
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Stuart
cipeen
Jun 14, 2006 5:34 pm
Hello all, I've put up a page containing 3 images of larvae found in spun leaves: http://homepage.eircom.net/~hedgerow14/extras.htm Any and all identification...
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Paul Talbot
paulinvc63
Jun 14, 2006 6:19 pm
Hi Stuart The first image looks like a Sawfly larvae from what I can see. Larvae 2 looks like 989 Timothy Tortrix Aphelia paleana. Larvae 3 looks like 1777 ...
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Ben Smart
bensmart65
Jun 14, 2006 6:24 pm
Hi Stuart I don't recognise the first larva. The second is Aphelia paleana - Timothy Tortrix. the third is a July Highflier. As to books, for macro larva Jim...
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Dave Wilton
bargbarg2001
Jun 14, 2006 7:23 pm
Hi all A female Lime Hawk-moth kindly left me a batch of eggs on an egg carton in the moth trap the other day, so I thought I'd attempt to rear them on. Can...
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David Howdon
davidhowdon
Jun 14, 2006 7:43 pm
I reared Lime Hawk from eggs laid in a trap like yours last year. Here were some key dates (from my notes) 17/vi - Female came to light at Perivale Wood 18/vi...
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Dave Wilton
bargbarg2001
Jun 14, 2006 7:55 pm
That's exactly what I wanted to know (and more besides!). Many thanks indeed, Dave. DW ======================================== Message Received: Jun 14 2006,...
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Stuart
cipeen
Jun 14, 2006 9:29 pm
... Larvae 2 ... like 1777 ... Paul, Ben, thanks for those. I didn't realise that sawfly larvae make spinnings, so that's another positive lesson learned. ... ...
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Ben Smart
bensmart65
Jun 14, 2006 10:08 pm
Hi Stuart I think your Typha larva may well be Calamatropha paludella rather than Bulrush Wainscot. Looks pretty similar to some photos that Ian Smith...
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Stuart
cipeen
Jun 14, 2006 11:26 pm
... than Bulrush Wainscot. Looks pretty similar to some photos that Ian Smith circulated earlier in the year. Ah...couldn't find any pics of larvae via Google....
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Paul Talbot
paulinvc63
Jun 15, 2006 8:52 am
Hi Stuart I am not certain about the "sawfly" , its just that it has the jizz of a sawfly larvae and I don't have clue as to what leps larvae it could be. Is ...
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Reg Fry
bughunteruk
Jun 15, 2006 9:29 am
Hi Stuart, I can't see whether it is a sawfly either from you photo. If not it could be something like a young Chestnut (Conistra vaccinii) larva. I am not...
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Stuart
cipeen
Jun 16, 2006 1:04 am
... Paul, Reg, I don't have any other images that would show the legs. I'll take it across to the Sawfly group and see what comes out of that. Cheers, Stuart...
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Stuart
cipeen
Jun 16, 2006 8:51 am
... Ian Smith has come up with Red-line Quaker - Agrochola lota - image and description look good to me. Cheers, Stuart...
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kevin_tolhurst
Jun 18, 2006 3:08 pm
... I'm on my fourth generation lime hawks from wild collected pupae in 2002.I also have a wild caught female laying now so should increase my genetic pool...
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kevin_tolhurst
Jun 18, 2006 3:37 pm
... I reared over a hundred emperor successfully a number of years ago without trouble but that was probably to do with a lot of good luck ! All caterpillars,...
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Dave Wilton
bargbarg2001
Jun 18, 2006 9:54 pm
Thanks, Kevin. Luckily I have a large lime in the garden so foodplant isn't a problem. The eggs hatched yesterday so I'm now awash with tiny green things...
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Paul Talbot
paulinvc63
Jun 19, 2006 8:34 am
Hi Stuart Sorry for the late reply, been away for a few days. Its even more embarrassing to be told its not a sawfly as this is a species I recorded in spun...
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Stuart
cipeen
Jun 19, 2006 10:47 pm
... There's no such thing, really. Suggestions merely open new doors. ... Not yet, but I have a slew of sawfly-related images to check, so I'll throw them over...
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Paul Talbot
paulinvc63
Jun 20, 2006 5:49 am
Hi Stuart A tip I picked up from reading Tutts Hints for the Field Lepidopterist and adapted to modern materials. Take any plastic water bottle, size depends...
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Stuart
cipeen
Jun 20, 2006 8:03 am
... Lepidopterist and adapted to modern materials. .............. Paul, thanks for that. I'm trying something similar using a large plastic bottle. The...
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kevin_tolhurst
Jun 20, 2006 5:11 pm
... If you have growing foodplant, preferably out back away from passers- by, the easiest way to rear caterpillars is by sleeving. If you havn't come across...
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sarntelias
Jun 22, 2006 3:38 pm
Hi Everybody just an open message to say hello. I have been breeding butterflies & moths for years (on and off). Its a pastime that never fails to fascinate...
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Reg Fry
bughunteruk
Jun 22, 2006 4:20 pm
Hi all, Many additions and new species added to the website since my last note - as there are so many I will just highlight a few of the most interesting...
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Reg Fry
bughunteruk
Jun 27, 2006 10:34 am
Hi all, A few interesting species that may be able to find now - if they are recorded in your area:- The cocoons of Oak Nycteoline (Nycteola revayana) or the...
