The one 8,398 Posted July 3, 2010 Report Share Posted July 3, 2010 Very nice and cracking colours mate Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WILF 44,335 Posted July 3, 2010 Report Share Posted July 3, 2010 how many different ones do you have? Do you do more moths or butterflies? And what is a good identification site online that I can look for things I see around here? We see all sorts and I never know what they are, the only caterpillar I can identify is a Monarch because where I come from its a well known protected species. Oh and those tomato horn worms, I know what they are! Hi Tiff, i don't know what the best sites would be for identification of your native lepidoptera. Sorry. Just do a search, i guess. I have a number of different species of british moths here that i try to breed. It's quite fascinating really and there's surprises along the way. Butterflies are much , much harder, a different league to be honest. If anyone ever wanted a challenge in stock breeding, butterflies would be the thing that would sort the men out from the boys. It's just so hard. I have just managed to get my first ever eggs from a butterfly, and thats after 4 summers of trying. I never expected instant results, but i didnt think it was this hard! Not only have you got to know your butterflies and moths but also the stimula's that "tell" it to lay eggs, to call for a mate and for the caterpillar to eat. And the food plant has to be just exact too. A caterpillar would rather die than eat the "wrong" plant. They are just eating machines! Its fascinating how colours so beautiful can be created from eating something so "dull" as willow,or nettle or silver birch. And then, how on earth does that caterpillar change into the end result, with a million colourful scales. I have no idea. JD Boring c**t! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest traceyg Posted July 3, 2010 Report Share Posted July 3, 2010 fantastic pics JD:clapper:. this is the best caterpillar i ever saw you did once tell me what it was but i forgot now Quote Link to post Share on other sites
J Darcy 5,871 Posted July 3, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2010 Pale Tussock TG....... I bred a few of those a while back... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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