Posts by Dalski

Have you tried looking on the natural history host plant website.

HOSTS - The Hostplants and Caterpillars Database at the Natural History Museum

Regards Darren

Hi Pablo some information here:

Catching and Preserving Dragonflies FAQ

There are also how to guides on YouTube

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Hi Sus my orders of caterpillars from a leading UK supplier are supplied in a small plastic container with enough food plant of the correct type to last the caterpillars a couple of days. The container didnt have air holes in it as caterpillars need very little air. The container was sent in a cardboard box packed in cotton wool. Hope this helps.

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Thank you Peter this has helped me narrow it down to Athalia rosae a turnip sawfly larvae.

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Hi Tom, how do you keep the pupae moist? I hatch my pupae in plastic tanks with small 7watt heat mats which are regulated by thermostat. In the tanks I have a small dish with cotton wool soaked in water that has been boiled to remove the chlorine. The heat makes the water evaporate making the tank moist. The top of the tanks are sealed apart from a small air gap at one end, which I can adjust to change the humidity level. Lack of humidity will cause problems with pupae emergence. It can take a bit of experimenting to get the humidity level correct, I have had similar issues in the past. I have a combined humidity and thermostat on my tanks (£6:50 from Amazon) and keep humidity at a minimum of 90%
Hope this helps.

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Hi, found some of these little guys on potatoe plants in Essex UK today. Can anyone identify please?

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Hi I wouldn't leave them loose in a room, if they pair and lay eggs you might not find the eggs. Good luck with the breeding, let us know how you get on.

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If you search google for "Antheua sp. on Leptoderris congolensis" it come up with the exact picture in the originl post.

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Antheua sp

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Hi Leo, I would agree this looks like a Mythimna albipuncta.

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Looks like Agrotis segetum - Turnip moth

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Some of the eggs starting to change colour.

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I have just hatched some Arctia caja eggs. Mine were green to start with then turned Brown as the catterpillars developed inside.

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Hi Eric, there are some articles on thr Florida entomologist website regarding egg structures and colours

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Darren

I think it could be autograph gamma - silver Y

can anyone help identifythis moth please?

Hi this site has an a to z glossary of entomology terms

Entomologists' glossary - Amateur Entomologists' Society (AES)

HOSTS - The Hostplants and Caterpillars Database at the Natural History Museum

Natural history museum website to find catetpillar food plants.

This is a research database aimed at professional entomologists and ecologists, the agriculture, biocontrol, forestry, and conservation sectors, and non-professional naturalists.
To use this site you should understand Scientific name(s) of insect(s) or plant(s) that you wish to retrieve information on. An understanding of family group names may also be an advantage.

Had this visit thegarden today. Vanessa atalanta - red admiral.

Thank you Sebastian, I will drop him an email