Hi all I normally get my eggs for various species and families of all moths from light-trapped females which is generally pretty easy. however, having reared...
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Reg Fry
bughunteruk
May 16, 2003 12:03 pm
Hi Shane/all I dont recall ever having significant problems persuading Lime Hawks to pair. As they don't feed as adults it may just be that the males energy ...
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flutterbynight3
May 16, 2003 10:03 pm
Hi everyone, Yet again its me with another problem! I have always reallly wanted to rear Hawk-moths, but I never really get the chance, as I never seem to...
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Reg Fry
bughunteruk
May 17, 2003 1:31 pm
Hi all, In case you haven't looked recently we now have over 270 pictures of lepidoptera (mainly larvae) in the Photos area. Many of these show different views...
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Reg Fry
bughunteruk
May 17, 2003 1:51 pm
Hi Ricky/all I dont think I can add much to the article in the files area on Breeding Hawkmoths as this tells you how, what and where to search for the Eyed...
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Shane Farrell
shanemoths
May 18, 2003 1:00 pm
Cheers Reg I felt bad about keeping them for so long in the end and let them go unpaired! I have three more females and a male to go so will probably bring ...
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Shane Farrell
shanemoths
May 18, 2003 1:13 pm
Hi Ricky, if you contact me offline I could send some lime-hawkmoth eggs (assuming I can get them to pair!!). as regards finding them in the wild, this is...
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Paul Talbot
paulinvc63
May 18, 2003 4:41 pm
<SNIP>I think elephant hawks can be found by torchlight on willowherb. Hi Shane/all Assuming the above refers to the larval stage of Elephant Hawk Moth...
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Reg Fry
bughunteruk
May 18, 2003 11:07 pm
Hi Paul/all I have used the same tip for finding larvae also, and as you say it works! It is hard work searching for the eggs but they can also be found with a...
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Paul Talbot
paulinvc63
May 19, 2003 7:15 pm
Hi Reg/all I cannot understand where Pittaway got his info about Elephant Hawkmoth not flying until well after dusk, he is usually spot on about the Hawkmoths....
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gphx
May 20, 2003 6:07 am
I too find that sphinxes and hawkmoths are active at dusk before full dark. Yesterday I was in Arizona, down by the Mexican border at sunset. As the red faded...
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Nick Greatorex-Davies
ngdceh
May 23, 2003 7:15 pm
Hi Shane, I have never had a problem getting Lime Hawks (or indeed other Hawk moths I have bred) to pair. But I have always put them in a netting cage rather...
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pab999ulum
May 27, 2003 8:56 pm
Hawkmoths are readily attracted to light like most moths.Males being more active are commonest but females do turn up.A Mercury Vapour lamp is best but an...
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Reg Fry
bughunteruk
Jun 2, 2003 10:23 am
Hi all, Further to the notes below, despite some species being seen early there have been very few hawkmoths around here so far this year. I caught a female...
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georgetordoff40
Jun 2, 2003 10:55 am
Hi Reg and all, This talk of eggs has just reminded me - there is a batch of around 30 eggs on Great Willowherb (Epilobium hirsutum) in my garden in Cardiff....
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Storey, M.W.
bioimages2000
Jun 2, 2003 11:15 am
Hi George, Shield bug eggs look like this. http://www.bioimages.org.uk/HTML/P160803.HTM You'll be able to see the triangles before they hatch. HTH Malcolm...
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Reg Fry
bughunteruk
Jun 2, 2003 11:26 am
Hi all, I also found a batch on poplar a couple of days ago. The other difference between Shield bug and Lepidopterous eggs is that they are barrel shaped - ...
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georgetordoff40
Jun 2, 2003 2:29 pm
Thanks Malcolm and Reg, from your description I'm pretty sure they're shield bug eggs. Regards George...
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Shane Farrell
shanemoths
Jun 6, 2003 8:14 pm
Hi Nick sorry about the massive delay in thanking you for your excellent and superbly informative mail! I am going to make a cage similar to the one you ...
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Reg Fry
bughunteruk
Jun 7, 2003 10:28 am
Hi Shane/all Do you have a camera so you can photograph the egg and larval stages? We now have over 300 photos in the Photos area so far but have a long way to...
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Shane Farrell
shanemoths
Jun 8, 2003 6:05 pm
Hi Reg I will certainly send across some copies soon and normally of egg and all moults as well as pupae if appropriate. mad busy at the moment though - at ...
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pdmasters2002
Jun 16, 2003 6:40 pm
I have 60-70 Adonis Blue ova on potted Horseshoe Vetch. According to the books, the larvae will only eat this although I'm assured by a fellow breeder, they...
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bughunteruk
Jun 16, 2003 9:24 pm
It isn't much help unless you have a local crop - but PBM Allen says they will eat the crushed pods of Green Pea... Reg ... According to ... a...
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Peter Masters
pdmasters2002
Jun 16, 2003 10:10 pm
Thanks for the info Reg. By Green Pea, do you mean the garden pea or something different? Peter ... From: bughunteruk To: Breeding_UK-Leps@yahoogroups.com ...
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Reg Fry
bughunteruk
Jun 17, 2003 3:11 am
I am afraid PBM Allen doesnt make it clear which species of Pea he is referring to - does anyone else know? Reg From: "Peter Masters"...
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dogdigger40
Jun 17, 2003 7:56 am
Hi Everybody can anyone confirm what has always been a bit of a grey area for me.When people talk about 'Sallow' as a foodplant for Eyed Hawks what is actually...
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Paul Talbot
paulinvc63
Jun 17, 2003 12:02 pm
Hi Allan Sallow is also known as Goat Willow and Pussy Willow as well as Sallow. Scientific name is Salix caprea. The stuff abounds in mainly damp woodlands or...
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CedarDogs
dogdigger40
Jun 17, 2003 1:43 pm
Hi Paul Thankyou very much for your reply. Well that throws light on things for me,I now have something to go on and hopefully I can locate some. Many thanks ...
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euphydryasuk
Jun 17, 2003 2:59 pm
... Sallow. ... Just to clarify this. This is only one of several sallow species. S. caprea is broad leaved sallow. There is also S. cinerea Narrow leaved...
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flutterbynight3
Jun 19, 2003 9:34 pm
Hi All Earlier in the year i posted numerous queries surrounding the finding of hawkmoth eggs and larvae - i got loads of replies and useful information but it...
