Yesterday I have snapped two moths and two caterpillars wich I cant determine. Can you help me please?
The caterpillar on the Meadow Geranium:
The caterpillar on the Water Mint:
Moth and caterpillars for ID
Moth and caterpillars for ID
Last edited by traplican on Mon Jun 14, 2010 6:07 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Jan Jurníček
Re: Moth and caterpillars for ID
Deltote bankiana and Rivula sericealis. I'll pass the caterpillars.
Re: Moth and caterpillars for ID
Cat #2 is Muslin Moth - Diaphora mendica, the 3rd instar. Determined by Jiří Beneš.
Jan Jurníček
Re: Moth and caterpillars for ID
Hebrew Character Orthosia gothica springs to mind for the green one.
Chris
Chris
Re: Moth and caterpillars for ID
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.
Jan Jurníček