Can anyone help David Jones ID these larvae? Check his diary for 13th January at http://mybitoftheplanet.com/ - I suspect Cabbage Moth as I have bred these out...
Hi Richard The top larva on the page looks like Square -spot Rustic, maybe six-striped Rustic, but definitely not Winter Moth. The ones from Primrose, I would...
Any ideas what this caterpillar is (http://freespace.virgin.net/david.howdon/Cat_Q.jpg)? Found crawling up an Ash tree last night. Its about 2cm long,...
Phlogophora meticulosa Best regards, Jeroen Voogd The Netherlands ... Van: David Howdon [mailto:david.howdon@...] Verzonden: zaterdag 15 januari 2005...
Hi Nick/all That's an interesting suggestion - I was rearing several 'known' Feathered Thorn (C. pennaria) at the time (see those illustrated on the website)...
I always find these LBJs very hard to identify with certainty but they certainly look like the Cabbage Moths I bred last year from eggs found on nasturtiums in...
http://freespace.virgin.net/david.howdon/Cat_for_ID.jpg One that escaped earlier this year. I'm guessing Muslin Moth (or possibly Ruby Tiger) but could well...
I think this one has to be Ruby Tiger (which overwinters as a larva but I don't think Muslin Moth does). Also it looks more like Ruby Tiger to me with longer...
Hi Nick/all I would agree with that - we only have one picture of the adult Muslin Moth on the website )which doesn't look much like Davids picture). We have...
Hi Allen/all, I have only reared this species once - just to adult stage. Several of the ova I was given were infertile but once the larvae started feeding on...
I bred this last year successfully, using Reg's advice. I found it quite easy, and if I can do it anyone can. I kept the larvae together until they grew too...
Hi Reg/All Thankyou for all the previous help on Deaths Head Hawkmoths,all your advice was most helpful.One other thing is, does anyone know where I can obtain...
I've had some success ( not with these species ) using a propagator - It is not a good idea to use the lid because of humidity - but - if you put a layer of...
Got a dotted border female and a couple of males in the field earlier in the week and thought I'd have a go at breeding from them. Currently they are in a...
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Hi Ben At 25 cms in length I think I would have been rather glad the bugger was dead :-)) I assume you mean 2.5 Looks like one of the "Dart" family and the...
Hello all, I have just joined this group but have been interested in breeding British butterfly species for a while now. I have used Worldwide Butterflies in...
Hi Rob, Welcome to the group. Offers from individual breeders and dealers can be obtained from the Entomological Livestock Group sent out every 2 weeks or so -...
Join the elg members from all around the country will sell you livestock for
very reasonable prices (dirt cheap compared to WWB). You will receive two
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Reg - thanks for putting this up as I didn't know about it - or at least I have missed it along the way. Richard ... From: "Reg Fry" <reg.a.fry@...>...
Hello Rob, Try Martin White, on 01909 - 474 524. Martin specialises in British stock, however, he is not on-line, and does not attend insect fairs. He has...
Hi all, A picture of a pupa was put up for id in the files area but for some reason the id request was not circulated to the group. It can be found at:- ...
Hi David The first larva is a micro. It may well be Epiphyas postvittana as this species seems to feed on any plant, although looks somewhat brownish on your ...
Hello David and Ben, Larva A looks very like Red-barred Tortrix (Ditula augustiorana) to me - can be abundant on Yew also on Leyland's Cypress (Cupressocyparis...
Hi David, I don't recognise Cat B from anything I remember seeing before. It may help to have a few more shots at other angles. I think we will have to find a...
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