Hi all, I have just uploaded some close up photos of the Sallow Kitten (Furcula furcula) and Poplar Kitten (Furcula bifida) pupae. In these examples there are...
Hi Reg Happen to have an overwintering female Sallow Kitten pupa in the fridge, as you do, and have just checked for comparison. The first pair of legs look...
Hi Gary, Thanks for checking that - I will rear a few more of both species next year to find out how variable they are. I have also photographed the Alder...
Hi all, I have just about completed adding my seasons egg to adult photographs to the website. I think I have caught up with all those that have been sent to...
Hi all Just wanted to let everyone know that the new and improved Warwickshire Branch of Butterfly Conservation web site has been launched today. Lots of work...
Hello all, I'am new to this group but a keen moth'er and have a few Larvae pics that I need id on so if anyone can help that would be great.I believe that...
Hi George The fifth is the micro Aphelia paleana. Not sure on the others but wonder if the first might be a sawfly (depends on the number of prolegs). It would...
Thanks Tony and Ben, I can't be sure of all the food plants : Pic 1 : that you might suggest is Sawfly Larva have had on Garlic Mustard. Pic 2 :Possible final...
I am interested in the life cycle of the Chimney Sweeper moth and would be interested to know if anyone has managed to rear one? The species is said to...
Hi all, I haven't managed to find anyone who has reared the Chimney Sweeper from the egg stage. A friend found several final instar larvae in Scotland and had...
I have some ova of the Apollo butterfly, Parnassius apollo, which have just hatched. I have them housed in a small plastic box with lid and a few sprigs of...
Hi Lance I bred them about 25 years ago.My memory is a bit hazy now but my feeling is that you won't see much sign of feeding yet because it is a bit early.As...
... I have Scarlet Tiger feeding on Bramble with Oak Eggars. ... tiger ... larvae ... the ... would ... on the ... insects and ... Sunbury, ... membership of...
... Its freezing here in Lincolnshire at the moment. Should I keep them outside in my shed or bring them indoors to an unheated room? regards Lance ... feeling...
I would keep them outdoors if you can but away from rain,possibly with some sort of cover to keep them dry. ... No virus found in this incoming message. ...
On thing I do recall is that the first time I bred them it was easy.When I went to continue the breeding with a second generation,I replicated the conditions...
The white satin caterpillars should be hibernating. I found it best to keep them in a cold fridge with a light spray of water every two or three weeks, until...
Hi all, last spring i had the pleasure of capturing in my light trap a female Emperor. In over 30 years of recording moths at this location in East Sussex this...
Hi Andy, I can only relate my novice experience with these, i have never caught an Emperor in a trap but late 2006 did find two catapillers, these soon spun...
Hi Andy I too have a number of Emperor pupae and hope to use the females to determine if we have this species locally. Emperors have been recorded in nearby...
... Keep them in the fridge. I have already already had versicolora emerge this year which where in my garage which is too early and I have emperors in there...
Hi All, Have read with interest in the past various threads on the subject of rearing oak eggar (Lasiocampa quercus) and thought i would relate my first...
Hi all, From my own experience the life cycle of Oak Eggars is highly dependent on the temperature the larvae and pupae are kept in. I have had larvae:- 1)...
Thank you all who replied re my Emperors. all have now been transfered to the fridge, i will warm them up slightly by putting them back in the outhouse at the...
Hi, I had tried to rear a caterpillar that I found on a hop plant. It has just died. Has anyone got any ideas what it might have been. It was only about 5mm...
Hi My first time posting a picture so I don't know if I have done it correctly. Can anyone ID the caterpillar in the file below? It bears a resemblance to a...
I have been trying to identify a caterpillar found on Burnet Rose http://upload.pbase.com/edit_gallery/hbantock/moths_for_identification Is anyone able to...
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