Hi all, I have compiled an alphabetical list of the species currently illustrated in the Photos section of the forum. I have used English Common names where...
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Duncan Davidson
dwwd1
Jul 4, 2003 9:24 pm
Hi I have uploaded a couple of Dark Tussock larvae pics. Tussock1 and Tussock2. Please feel free to use them or not as you see fit. The pics were taken on 8...
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flutterbynight3
Jul 6, 2003 8:59 am
Hi all Although this year, I was really hoping to find various hawkmoth larvae, I never expected to find Hummingbird Hawkmoths! I am just posting a query to...
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Reg Fry
bughunteruk
Jul 7, 2003 12:47 pm
Thanks Duncan, will add them to the photos section in the near future. Please keep them coming! Reg From: "Duncan Davidson" <duncan_davidson@...> ...
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Jeroen Voogd
acherontia2001
Jul 10, 2003 8:37 am
Hello Reg, All, I don't know if this group has many members from the continent but it would be a big help for me if the scientific names are mentioned too ...
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flutterbynight3
Jul 11, 2003 6:31 pm
Hi All I am going on holiday next Thursday, but I have a small number of HB Hawkmoth larvae. I do not have any growing Lady's Bedstraw to feed them on. Does...
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Paul Talbot
paulinvc63
Jul 11, 2003 8:26 pm
Hi Ricky PBM Allan suggests that Lady's Bedstraw, Hedge Bedstraw and Wild Madder are the normal foodplants in the wild in the UK. He also mentions that they...
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Ricardo Theodosio
flutterbynight3
Jul 12, 2003 9:49 am
Hi Paul, Thanks for that website and info that you gave to me, it was useful. I have reared them before on Lady's Bedstraw, and I am doing so now, but I do...
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martin catt
martincattuk
Jul 12, 2003 9:05 pm
Hi Ricky This year I have seen HBH egglaying on Hedge Bedstraw, Lady's Bedstraw, Heath Bedstaw and Wild Madder. I have in the past found caterpillars on Hybrid...
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Ricardo Theodosio
flutterbynight3
Jul 13, 2003 9:30 am
Martin, Thanks that info is really useful! its interesting to know that just one moth has so many alternative foodplants - aren't Hawks usually picky? Thanks...
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martin catt
martincattuk
Jul 13, 2003 2:42 pm
Hi Ricky Not really, all these plants are in the same family so will contain similar chemicals. HTH Martin Catt Catts Countryside - "Sharing nature with...
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dogdigger40
Jul 13, 2003 8:16 pm
Hi Folks I am currently rearing Eyed haks and was wondering whether to expect another brood after they pupate.I.E will they hatch out from the pupae THIS year...
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dogdigger40
Jul 13, 2003 8:18 pm
Hi Apologies for the last message,it was meant to read Eyed HAWKS. Sorry about that. Allan...
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Reg Fry
bughunteruk
Jul 13, 2003 9:14 pm
Hi Allen, I think it depends on how & where they are kept, perhaps dependent on the prevailing temperatures. I had a few emerge last year and there was also a...
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sccheshi
Jul 14, 2003 3:03 pm
HI ALL COLLECTED 8 LARVAE OF PAINTED LADY TO REAR IN CAPTIVITY OF VARIOUS STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT FROM 2ND TO 4TH INSTAR FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS SUMMER. SOME OF...
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Arnold Johnson
maxcag
Jul 14, 2003 7:37 pm
Hi Steven, I have a few small Painted Lady larvae, from ova laid in captivity, and kept on potted nettle in my standard sleeved cages, so these should be...
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Matthew Smith
matsmith60
Jul 14, 2003 8:46 pm
Steven The first set of parasites that made a set of cocoons are almost certainly some sort of ichneumon wasp. The second set of parasites, the one parasite ...
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glaucus25
Jul 16, 2003 8:10 am
Hello, If on your favourite butterfly meadow, grazing occurs, I would be grateful if you could advise: 1) location and butterfly plants present 2) time of...
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dogdigger40
Jul 21, 2003 2:43 pm
Hi Everyone My Eyed Hawk larvae have just pupated, and I was wondering if I should store them for the winter now or expect them to hatch out this year. If they...
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Jeroen Voogd
acherontia2001
Jul 23, 2003 8:04 am
Hello all, At least in the Netherlands it seems to be an excellent year for both butterflies and moths. As I trap regularly in a big nature reserve in the...
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sccheshi
Jul 23, 2003 9:21 pm
Dear All, Just thought I should let you all know that I have updated my picture library website which supplies images for use in all forms of publication and...
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Reg Fry
bughunteruk
Jul 25, 2003 9:23 am
Hello Jeroen, Thanks for the interesting update. I have not had females of any new species (i.e. species I have not bred before) in the trap so far this year...
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glaucus25
Aug 1, 2003 5:02 am
Hello, Event Details Event: Friends Of Lancing Ring - Butterfly Walk Date: Sun 3 Aug 2003 Time: 10:30 Duration: 1 Hour (allow two hours) Description:...
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Ricardo Theodosio
flutterbynight3
Aug 3, 2003 8:47 am
Hi Reg, All Just to say, I breed leps, and have been doing so since the age of about 7. I have a good stock of Meadow Browns, which I have been going for a few...
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mark hammond
bolus69uk
Aug 4, 2003 11:46 am
Dear all, To add to the Clouded Yellow tally, one spotted flying east-bound on Sunday 27th July, late morning, near Clopton in east Northamptonshire, just...
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Peter Masters
pdmasters2002
Aug 4, 2003 7:09 pm
Another Clouded Yellow seen in Towcester, Northamptonshire, yesterday. Peter Masters ... From: mark hammond To: Breeding_UK-Leps@yahoogroups.com Sent: 04...
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Duncan Davidson
dwwd1
Aug 8, 2003 9:58 pm
Hi I have a couple of small ornamental Salix Caprea Kilmarnock sallows, planted this Spring as a first step in attempting to make a more moth/butterfly...
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Reg Fry
bughunteruk
Aug 8, 2003 10:33 pm
Hi Duncan, All of the larvae/eggs I have found have been singletons although I have found more than one larva on different parts of the plant. Have had Eyed ...
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Duncan Davidson
dwwd1
Aug 9, 2003 6:28 am
Thanks Reg I'll make a more careful examination and see if I can find anything else! Duncan ... I have ... had Eyed ... Kilmarnock. ... sallows, ... had ... ...
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Reg Fry
bughunteruk
Aug 10, 2003 8:29 am
Hi all Had a female Maple Prominent (Ptilodontella cucullina) in the trap a couple of nights ago and she has laid a few eggs - this is the first time I have ...
