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Moth and caterpillars for ID

Posted: Fri Jun 11, 2010 6:51 am
by traplican
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

Re: Moth and caterpillars for ID

Posted: Fri Jun 11, 2010 6:13 pm
by JKT
Deltote bankiana and Rivula sericealis. I'll pass the caterpillars.

Re: Moth and caterpillars for ID

Posted: Fri Jun 11, 2010 6:52 pm
by traplican

Re: Moth and caterpillars for ID

Posted: Mon Jun 14, 2010 6:11 pm
by traplican
Cat #2 is Muslin Moth - Diaphora mendica, the 3rd instar. Determined by Jiří Beneš.

Re: Moth and caterpillars for ID

Posted: Mon Jun 14, 2010 6:35 pm
by ChrisC
Hebrew Character Orthosia gothica springs to mind for the green one.
Chris

Re: Moth and caterpillars for ID

Posted: Tue Jun 15, 2010 7:19 pm
by traplican
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.