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Cool cats

19 Thursday May 2022

Posted by sconzani in insects

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butterfly caterpillars, butterfly larvae, caterpillars, larvae, moth caterpillars, moth larvae, sawfly caterpillars, sawfly larvae

Butterflies, moths, sawflies – all have larvae that look like caterpillars, cats. It’s that time of year when I feel compelled to check any leaves with holes to try to find the hole-maker, and so I’m finding lots of cool cats. These are just a few of the recent leaf-munchers I’ve discovered, some I can identify, some I can’t but that’s not always important: Lackey, unknown, Mirificarma lentiginosella, unknown, unknown, Drinker, Orange-tip, and Copper underwing.

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Pillars of the insect community

30 Thursday Sep 2021

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British insects, moth caterpillars, moth larvae, mystery caterpillars, mystery larvae, sawfly caterpillars, sawfly larvae

To showcase their diversity, in colour, size, shape, pattern, habits and hairiness, I’ve been gathering photos of these (cater)pillars of the insect community, the larvae of moths, sawflies, and some mysteries, which could be one of these … or something other. Here they are:

210930 moth 5-spot burnet
210930 moth drinker
210930 moth maiden's blush

Moths: 5-spot burnet (Zygaena trifolii), Drinker (Euthrix potatoria), and the delightfully named Maiden’s blush (Cyclophora punctaria).

210930 sawfly Allantus sp
210930 sawfly Eriocampa ovata

Sawflies: a possible Allantus species (its identity cannot be confirmed as it was on the wrong plant), and the fluffy looking Eriocampa ovata.

210930 mystery (1)
210930 mystery (2)
210930 mystery (3)
210930 mystery (4)

Mysteries: if you can ID any of these, please leave a comment below. Thanks!

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