Page 1 of 1

larva and butterfly ID please

Posted: Thu Jul 25, 2024 10:07 pm
by Charles Nicol
these are quite old.... 1590s perhaps ?
Hoefnagel.png
Charles

8)

Re: larva and butterfly ID please

Posted: Thu Jul 25, 2024 10:33 pm
by Pete Eeles
Spurge Hawk-moth and Marbled White, I do believe!

Cheers,

- Pete

Re: larva and butterfly ID please

Posted: Fri Jul 26, 2024 7:17 am
by Padfield
And Charles will know, but for anyone else, the words say:

O God, who know us to be set in the midst of such dangers that by the fragility of our human nature we cannot survive, grant us safety.

Guy

Re: larva and butterfly ID please

Posted: Fri Jul 26, 2024 8:34 am
by zigzag_wanderer
...and a marmalade hoverfly ?

Re: larva and butterfly ID please

Posted: Fri Jul 26, 2024 12:23 pm
by Charles Nicol
Pete Eeles wrote: Thu Jul 25, 2024 10:33 pm Spurge Hawk-moth and Marbled White, I do believe!

Cheers,

- Pete
thanks so much Pete. The pictures are very accurate.

Re: larva and butterfly ID please

Posted: Fri Jul 26, 2024 12:28 pm
by Charles Nicol
Padfield wrote: Fri Jul 26, 2024 7:17 am And Charles will know, but for anyone else, the words say:

O God, who know us to be set in the midst of such dangers that by the fragility of our human nature we cannot survive, grant us safety.

Guy
hehehe amen to that Guy :)

Re: larva and butterfly ID please

Posted: Fri Jul 26, 2024 12:31 pm
by Charles Nicol
zigzag_wanderer wrote: Fri Jul 26, 2024 8:34 am ...and a marmalade hoverfly ?
it looks good, if rather larger than life size ...