Moth and caterpillars for ID

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Moth and caterpillars for ID

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Yesterday I have snapped two moths and two caterpillars wich I cant determine. Can you help me please?
Moth #1
Moth #1
Moth #2
Moth #2
The caterpillar on the Meadow Geranium:
Cat #1 Fig.1
Cat #1 Fig.1
Cat #1 Fig2
Cat #1 Fig2
The caterpillar on the Water Mint:
Cat #2
Cat #2
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Re: Moth and caterpillars for ID

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Deltote bankiana and Rivula sericealis. I'll pass the caterpillars.
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Re: Moth and caterpillars for ID

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Cat #2 is Muslin Moth - Diaphora mendica, the 3rd instar. Determined by Jiří Beneš.
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Re: Moth and caterpillars for ID

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Hebrew Character Orthosia gothica springs to mind for the green one.
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Re: Moth and caterpillars for ID

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Thanks, Chris. Maybe that's just the thing. But because it is very difficult to determine Noctuidae after caterpillars, I have added the question mark to the legends.
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