Hi Paul, Looks very like Dun-bar (Cosmia trapezina) - but I don't usually expect to see these, except as very small larvae, until later in the month. They eat...
Pictures of a couple of larvae I found. Ideas as to identification appreciated. Larva A - http://freespace.virgin.net/david.howdon/a20050503_web.jpg. I think...
Hi David, I would say yes to both. If the larva have more than the max number of 3 pairs of true legs on the first three segments and 4 pairs of false (or...
Hi David and Reg, Agree with you both on the first one - Pale Brindled Beauty rather than the very similar larva of the Small Brindled Beauty which has less ...
HI David It would be good to see another side view of the larva as a clear view of the number of legs would certainly make it possible to tell whether this is ...
Hi Nick/all I also found what I thought was a young Pale Brindled Beauty (came in with blackthorn foodplant). It is a different colour form to my illustration...
Yep, I'd say that was Pale Brindled Beauty not Small Brindled Beauty. Nick G-D ... Hi Nick/all I also found what I thought was a young Pale Brindled Beauty...
Is this larvae (about 50mm) Double Square Spot(Xestia triangulum)? It looks fairly close to the pcitures in Porter and this is about the right time for them...
Hi David, It agree with you although, as with many other larvae, I think a side view might clinch it. It's length is larger than that quoted by Porter, however...
Hello, Has anybody got any information about breeding the Chalkhill Blue Butterfly please? Are there any authenticated records of the caterpillars feeding on...
Hi all can anyone please confirm this is a scalloped oak larva? thanks Shane http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Breeding_UK-Leps/files/SF-IDQ/20050429.jpg Shane...
Hi Shane/all, There are several characteristics that point to the Scalloped Oak (Crocallis elinguaria), the diamond pattern on the back, the shape of the 'head...
cheers Reg and Jeroen! I will upload more shots (it has doubled in length already!) in the next few days speak soon Shane Shane Farrell VC58 Cheshire County...
Hi all here's the updated photos. now about 40mm long. cheers Shane http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Breeding_UK-Leps/files/SF-IDQ/s.oak.jpg Shane Farrell VC58...
this may be well used but I 'discovered' a novel way to photograph larvae on sticks like the scalloped oak I just uploaded. get a fresh apple and stick the...
Not as much protein as in the larva though Shane :-)) Keep Smiling! Terry Stamford Border Badlands ... From: "Shane Farrell" <shane.farrell@...> To:...
Hi Shane/all, That's an interesting 'green' alternative... I could also do with a range of flexible arms for holding mirrors etc. or at least another pair of...
Hi all I'm a very poor photographer (no point learning when I have Ian Kimber on my doorstep !) but I do have a gadget I use for holding twigs and other...
Actually, if it's protein you want, you're better off eating the oak twig! Protein is composed of amino acids which have one atom of nitrogen per amino acid...
How easily would a female lime hawk moth find its way out of a house when all the windows are closed?! I have been carefully looking after a pupa found in a...
Hello Claudia, If the moth is still around indoors, best way to find out is to leave the room dark for a while tonight then switch on the light and have a good...
Hi all, Has anyone ever has any success in rearing the Dusky Thorn (Ennomos fuscantaria)? In theory they should be easy as they overwinter as eggs and emerge...
Hi all I 'beat' an interesting looking small larva (12mm) from a kilmarnock sallow on May 11. It was feeding ok for a few days but I have just found it dead ...
Hi Reg Allophyes oxyacanthae, Green brindled crescent. Irregular orange lateral mark on A1 distinctive in earlier instars. Cheers Ian ... From: "Reg Fry"...
Thanks very much Ian, Is a pity it didn't survive - will have to try and beat out a few more in the immediate locality as I would like to rear some through. I...
Hi Reg, If you still have the larva and cocoon it would be worth keeping it and 'breeding out' the fly/wasp that did the damage. There are several people who...
Further to my previous post, I now remember Matt Smith has an interest in such parasites, particularly Tachinids. Steve.[VC7/8] This mail is a natural product....
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