I would very much appreciate some additional ideas about my Emperor Pupae and Oak Eggar larva. The Emperor pupae were left outside all winter in net bags in ...
Hi Helen See previous threads on both Emperors and Oak Eggars. If your Emperors have been outside all winter and are now in a garage (rather than indoors),...
Hi Helen, i have a few Emperor pupae i managed to rear from a female captured in the 3rd Week of April last year and i overwinered them in a net in an unheated...
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Hi I wonder if anyone can id this 13mm ?noctuid larva which I found on narrow-leaved willow today here in manchester. Photo of larva in my file. All...
I have reared some garden tigers which are currently emerging, and would be grateful for any hints on getting them to breed. Do the adults feed,and if so how...
No they don't feed and usually pair up easily. However I have found that brothers and sisters are sometimes reluctant to pair up. Cheers Reg ... [Non-text...
Hi again, all of my Emperor coccoons are in the out building, most have been there for a few weeks now but nothing has emerged yet. Has anyone else who reared...
Depends where you are? They've been on the wing here in The North Midlands for about 7 days. If you're south of us. I'd start to worry, but if they have been...
Hi John, Ime in East Sussex but its been so cold down here, been having catches of 4 to 5 moths a night in the trapso i feel thet the late spring may be the ...
What is the overwintering strategy of Anthophila fabriciana larvae? Where do they retreat to when the Common Nettle foliage dies back? I ask, having recently...
I wouldn't worry - there's always next year. My emergences took place between 18th and 23rd April, of which two males and one female were from 2006 and had...
... catches of 4 ... the ... from tomorrow. ... I'm on the hants/berks border and have mine under the sink waming up slowly, the first everged yesterday...
Cheers JP have put them in a mesh cage so i hope that will allow them to climb up the sides ok. Have also been spraying them with water every day or so to...
Hi again John, thank you for your tip about putting the coccoons in the sun, did just that this morning and lo and behold in the last hour both a male and a...
Hi Andy, I have kept mine in the garage all winter - males started emerging yesterday. No females out yet. Mark (Thrapston, East Northants) ... From:...
I had six pupae from last year's brood and two females emerged on 23rd and 24th April. Both attracted mates. One cocoon rattled and I thought it might be non...
Hi Mark. so far this morning 4 females and one male have emerged. Have marked and relased the male, dont know when the females will begin 'calling'. However...
... 23rd and 24th April. Both attracted mates. One cocoon rattled and I thought it might be non viable, so I opened it. It contained a creamy liquid. I didnt...
It worked!!!!!!!!!!! Fantastic!!!!! 6 female Emperors emerged today plus a male which i marked and released. At about 4.30 pm today i saw something flying...
... released. ... placed ... appeared ... to see this ... females ... That's two of us, i have just got home from the common with one female assembled with a...
I wondered if anybody could identify this small balck pupa - l have looked after this as a caterpillar - it was small and pure black - extremely agile -...
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Hi Andy so pleased the assembling worked for you. Have tried with my Emperors that have been hatching for the last few days with no luck so far (Rye East...
Hi Dave, sorry you had no luck assembling, had another female plus a male out today but so far havnt had anything arrive, i probably attracted the only 2 males...
Hi all, The number of species illustrated on the website has undergone a massive increase in the last few weeks. This is thanks to the loan of over 300 colour...
I wonder if anyone could confirm the family of this very strange 1cm long pupa I found locally amongst moss, or indeed if it's even lepidopterous, Photo of...
Sorry about the previous title - completely wrong. Might this pupa be a Swift of some sort? I wonder if anyone could confirm the family of this very strange...
Hi Martin Thanks. I'd never seen anything like this before. Cheers Ben From: Breeding_UK-Leps@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Breeding_UK-Leps@yahoogroups.com] On...