Hi all, Last year we discussed the difficulty in identifying some larvae in their early instars. As a good example of this have a look at the pictures of the ...
Hello Reg, All, Often not only the early instars seem to be a problem, but many caterpillars have a lot of different forms and alas there is a lack of good...
Hi Jeroen/all I gave up using film for photographing Lepidoptera over two years ago as I was fed up with seeing my 'mistakes' in print often too late to...
Hello all, Two new photo's uploaded to the photoarea: Lasciocampidae: another two days old Poecilocampa populi larva Thyatiridae: eggs of Achlya flavicornis ...
Hello Reg, all, I have another example of a caterpillar changing after a molt. About a week ago I have found a caterpillar in my garden. I ID-ed this one as...
Hi all For those interested in cage 'design', I have uploaded a draft article on the type of cage I use for rearing large numbers of larvae to the files area ...
Reg,A very keen friend of mine got me to stop off at Bob Watsons and collect some larvae from Ragwort plants adjacent to his house in the hope of some colour...
Hi Graham/all I suppose it could be in the local population somewhere - quite a lot escaped. I tried to keep the strain going after he died but unfortunately ...
Hi all, I have just realised that Yahoo have made further changes to the Photos section. It is now possible to view pictures which have been put up recently in...
Hello all, I just have uploaded a new picture of the caterpillar of Noctua fimbriata, this is the same one as the other picture but just one molt later....
Hi all, Just thought I would let you all know about a relatively new website devoted to british butterflies containing some superb photographs taken by myself...
Map Butterflies (Arashnia levana )are emerging in a netting cage 18" high with black wooden ply base..The number of pairings are relatively few (2)from 20+...
If Dock and Sorrel seeds are sown in Autumn a relatively small number of seedlings come up.In spring a large number of seeds begin to germinate as well do do...
Crown Vetch (Coronaria varia) is not native to this country but is often an escape.It grows to a large straggly bush up to 6 ft. Listed for Chalkhll Blues it...
Whilst I haven't tried A. levana myself, I have found that with other Nymphalidae this type of behaviour is due to the butterflies becoming too hot and they...
Thanks for the info Arnold.They were in 2 cages but have now transferred them to a metre square wet peat filled tub with wooden framework cage in dappled shade...
... What species are they? As to flowers it depends on what is available. I'm about to set up a breeding cage and I am going to use Dandilions because it is...
Hi Reg About 20years ago I constructed several 2ft cube cages with rounded upper frames, as indoor and outdoor flight cages. These have been highly successful...
Hi all, Now we have a good membership on this forum I hope a lot more of you will keep records of your success (or otherwise) in rearing, overwintering and ...
Most butterflies escape from their chrysalid casing better if they are anchored at the tail end usually by silk.My Map Butterfly (Araschnia levana) (Note...
Reg Thanks for the list. Could I please add one further point to part 3 in the list of 'minimum data': 'Any parasites recorded while rearing larvae' If anybody...
Message text written by INTERNET:Breeding_UK-Leps@yahoogroups.com ... Can anyone confirm if Worldwide Butterflies in Dorset are still supplying livestock ? < ...
Hi Graham, Yes, Worldwide Butterflies are supplying livestock. If you have any particular species in mind, I suggest you ring 01935 474608 between 10am and...
Hi Matt Thanks, will add to the list when I put up the final version in the files area. The only other suggestion I have had so far is that records should be ...
Reg If you are unsure what sort of parasite you have the pupal stage gives a good clue. Tachinid fly parasites pupate inside a naked, brown- brown/black,...
Thanks for the replies.My query was because a boy at school told me they had closed down and I wanted to check,you know how false rumours spread.Glad to hear...
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