Hello all, Just a short note about A. parthenias. As I have a ot of caterpillars at the moment feeding on birch I have to get fresh branches every two days....
Hi Jeroen/all I look forward to seeing the pictures of this species. Although I live (and have lived) in areas where the moth is fairly common I have never...
Hello Reg, all, Alas notha is extinct in the Netherlands. There is one strange thing about the parthenias caterpillars. I only find them recently and they are...
Hello Jeroen, all, Back in the early 1900s Tutt recorded that both species stay between spun leaves during the day and move out to feed at night, he therefore...
Hello Reg, all, I have found now in total 23 caterpillars of A. parthenias. All have been found in the last two weeks on solitair birch trees situated between...
... Hi Jeroen/all <SNIP> ... This is ... on ... (only ... next few ... tents in ... Hi Reg, I have some on the go at the moment. I obtained about 60-70 eggs...
Hi Nick, all Thanks very much for the notes on notha - any chance of pictures of the egg and larval stages for the Photos area? Are you going to try pairing...
My Papilio machaon (continental) have started emerging.I would like to practice hand pairing in readiness for if I can ever obtain brittanicus.I wish to keep...
Hello all, In the geometrids folder in the photo area I have just uploaded two pictures of a Archiearis parthenias caterpillar. Though it has all feet...
Hi Faith, Ideally you need to get hold of one of the handbooks on rearing butterflies/moths as it is not as simple as it appears at first sight. However, I...
Hi Faith! Im a bit late in replying to this message, but better late than never! Usually butterflies tend to visit the same types of plants regardless of ...
Hi all, Are they many using this site who do not have the Adobe Acrobat reader on their computer (to view the 'Hints and Tips' PDF files from the files area)? ...
Hi All According to the books, the larvae of the Orange Tip are cannibalistic and so should be kept apart during the early stages. At what size/stage do they...
Hi Peter/all, I don't recall ever having any serious problems with cannibalisation but that is perhaps due to the way I have kept them. I have always fed them...
Thank you Ricky for replying with so much information! I`ll have to copy and paste the post for future reference. I already have lavender in my little garden,...
Hi Peter They should DEFINITELY be kept seperate during pupation! I learnt this the hard way. 3 or 4 of my Orange Tip chrysalids in the past have been eaten...
Hir Reg/ All They are still supplying livestock, have you visited their website? They have an online catalogue www. wwb.co.uk I went there earlier this year...
Hi all I havent posted a query for quite a while. In my greenhouse, which has now been moved, I have planted inside a lot of my plants which were kept outside...
Hi Ricky, all Difficult to think what it can be at this time of year - unless it is something that has emerged early and paired up in your greenhouse.... Is it...
Hi all! One of my favourite British butterflies. I would have thought that early May was a bit early for them, but last weekend I found four caterpillars...
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Hi all, A month or so back on the advice of Reg Fry, I separated my dozen Emperor Moth (Saturnia pavonia) pupae by size and so far out of 4 emergences only one...
Hi Les/all It is a pity the weather has turned so cold as this results in fewer males being attracted. As I recall it mid-day - early afternoon is usually the ...
I have some clouded yellow that have been hatching out over the last few days, including var helice. Whilst the females appear to be very receptive (wings...
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