Hi all, Here is a bit of a puzzle - I found this caterpillar feeding on blackthorn on 14 August and thought it was a Common Emerald (Hemithea aestivaria) which...
I've recently had identified by relevant experts a few parasites reared from caterpillars. How would people go about recording these. Should the date used be...
Hi David It is good practice to record all of the relevant dates on the data labels Add the host details to the locality label - eg England, Berks, Reading,...
Hi Tony, Thats what I thought (and was hoping for) after it changed its appearance (i.e. lost several of the usual Common Emerald markings). However I should...
I collected a Vapourer larva which pupated two days ago. Can anyone tell me when the moth will emerge? I presume it will be in a few weeks time as the species...
Does anyone have any info on egg batch numbers for the Vapourer? So far I have had 15 females hatched out. Some of them I have counted the egg numbers they...
Hi We purchased some baby sweetcorn in Tesco this afternoon and immediately noticed we had an unexpected bonus - the pack contained a caterpillar which I...
Paul You lucky s........soul! With my mange-tout babies I just stick them in a ventilated plastic box with kitchen roll in the bottom and some food. They are...
Hi Dave, all I don't know if anyone has made a study of egg numbers for this particular species. I was given a batch yesterday which found in the wild on Sloe...
Thanks Reg, Have just noticed the females are different sizes when they hatch out. The bigger the female the more eggs you get from it. Wonder if feeding them...
Hi all, Here is another one that has me puzzled. It was found on my study carpet... probably came from discarded ragwort foodplant. Looks quite like a Wormwood...
Hi all, I trapped a female Knot Grass back at the beginning of August and she laid just two eggs. I can't recall ever getting a female of this species to the...
The last couple of years on my local site I've taken Tree Lichen Beauty (Cryphia algae) at light in small (but not singleton) numbers leading me to speculate...
Hi, Two photos for ID are found here. http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/Breeding_UK-Leps/files/dm/ I suppose this pupa can not be identified? DSCN6124.JPG ...
Thanks rtus06, I have now managed to convince myself that the larva is buff ermine. But I don't think the pupa is. They were found close together, But I think...
Hi Dave, You need really close up photos of the pupa to narrow it down. From the two 'prongs' on the cremaster it could be one of the Yellow Underwings or even...
... The set i had from mated female have pupated and emerged, i have kept two more females sperated and waiting for them to lay eggs, (the rest were returned...
I found a caterpillar of Phalera bucephala. After growing nicely for a while it stopped eating and just laid still, turning ugly and dark. Now, only the skin...
Hi John Your parasite larva has spun a silk cocoon, this means you will see an Ichneumon wasp emerge. Hymenopterous parasites likethis spin silk, Tachinid fly...
Hi, Three days ago, I was at a bit of a loose end, so I decide, for the first time to try some beating. I got a dust sheet out of the shed and went over to the...
from the pic im Guessing ,442 = willow beauty? - In Breeding_UK-Leps@yahoogroups.com, "chipschipschips2000" ... the ... DSCN6360.JPG ... a ... Anyone ... ...
Thanks rtus06, It does appear to have many similarities to the willow beauty. However, I have been unable so far to find an image of one that is as spotty...
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