... Under certain circumstances in the Spring where it is cold but sunny there is an interaction between the Marsh Fritillary and its special parasite.Cotesia...
Hi all, The note from Neil below was posted last Sunday but Yahoo decided it might be spam (for some unknown reason). I have only just spotted it so apologies...
... Thanks Reg, I failed to notice or I would have emailed you. Yahoo's spam filters are utter rubbish. I am a moderator on several lists and they are a pain...
thanks Reg and Neil. Yahoo can be a bit pernickety about some words. On another lepidoptera forum Peacock was objected to and rejected ! See if this gets...
My lone female Large Copper paired today at about 4.00 p.m. and stayed together about an hour.This is the 3rd day of its life and was getting worried ....
Due to good weather Aphids are abundant and also Ladybirds and their offspring. both can move quite quickly and would love a snack on ova so check foodplants...
Was transferring young Puss Moth larvae on leaves to another sleeve and left a few which were on stems for 5/10 minutes. Looked back and saw my garden Robin...
Hi all When I started to clean and feed my stock of Puss Moth larvae this morning I found one larva with a large "clump" of bright green translucent larvae of ...
Hi, I assume they are parasites, fly most likley. I am rearing large and small white caterpillars and found one of my small white caterpillars yesterday had...
I don't know if you have already got a reply but, first, males always emerge from pupae first, this gives them evnough time to "feed up" and be ready for...
I'm pretty certain they are not the larvae of a fly, Tachinid larvae are all internal parasites of larvae as far as I know. Why not rear them out and see...
Hi Matt I have the Puss Moth seperated in a container on its own to see what appears from this. I can only assume its one of the parasites that lays its eggs...
Hi Paul, ime assuming the host always dies after such erruptions of parasites. Ever heard of or had any larvae surviving and managing to produce an adult...
Hi Andy I dont expect the Puss cat to survive the parasites as its not eating much and is obviously not behaving as one would expect a healthy cat to behave. ...
Hi Paul, Could you get a close-up shot of these? To me it looks less like parasitoids and more like a larva has been accidentally squashed and eviscerated. ...
Hi Paul Hi Andy I have been watching the thread for a few days expecting an alternative solution; several years ago I had a caterpillar in a similar state -...
Paul, I think you are closer to a plausible explanation for what has happened here - may I suggest a prolapse is a better description of what has happened...
Further to my post on male/female ratios 8 out of 9 Clouded Yellows I reared from caterpillars were male. Similar were Brown Hairstreaks and Small Coppers.I...
Coolglass greenhouse shading is ridiculously expensive if you have more than an 8' x 6' greenhouse and needs renewing every year. I read that well diluted...
Heard a good tip on rearing Large Coppers emerging from hibernation. Put some Common Dock in the container as well as it emerges earlier and leaf surface is...
Hi all Sorry for the tardy response to this. I have some damage to my hand from a bad cycle crash and have been in and out of hospital for scans and Xrays in ...
Hi all Found several of these caterpillars on Burdock on the coast of the Llyn Peninsular last week. When I took the photos I had assumed they were larvae of...
Hi I tried to send the message to Breeding UK Leps 2 weeks ago, but when it didn't appear, I put it on ukmicromoths. Reg says he would like it on the forum for...
A terrific set of photos Ian. I must admit to having followed your many posting re mines and larva without really taking anything useful up. By golly has this...
Hi Ian, all I have never seen the Brown Argus in any of my gardens (in Hants, Dorset, Surrey, Kent or Essex). However a friend of a friend locally in Mistley...
Thanks for that Reg. It encourages me to hope that I too will have a sustained garden population, if I haven't got one already that has escaped notice - I've...
Magpie moth eggs now hatching on a very small potted Euonymus. You have to be very careful as as soon as you disturb the pot they all hang down on threads and...
Has anyone any knowledge of feeding variegated plants to larvae as compared to plants with normal complement of green leaves ?. Or feeding "golden plants" as...
Hi G (not sure if it is Graham?) Several years ago I read an article on rearing "Privet Hawk", this suggested that the caterpillar will readily eat all the...
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