Large Copper female ovipositing in my garden
Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2011 6:25 pm
Today I have taken a female of Large Copper - Lycaena dispar.
One was ovipositing, I have found two eggs on the Bloody Dog leaves:
P.S.: Can anybody help me to identify this moth?
Edit: This moth is most probably Brown Oak Tortrix - Archips xylosteana
Edit 19th June 18:56: I just have found another 5 eggs, so totally 7 eggs of Lycaena dispar found in my garden.
Edit 20th June: Another 2 eggs found, totally 9 eggs. I have found also 10th egg but one was detached and fell into the grass.
I have marked the leaves with ova by the thread and the plats by the fillet, resp. fillet on the skewer: http://traplican.rajce.idnes.cz/Ldispar_zahrada#
One was ovipositing, I have found two eggs on the Bloody Dog leaves:
- Lycaena dispar fresh egg
- The same egg after a number of hours
- Another egg
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Edit: This moth is most probably Brown Oak Tortrix - Archips xylosteana
Edit 19th June 18:56: I just have found another 5 eggs, so totally 7 eggs of Lycaena dispar found in my garden.
Edit 20th June: Another 2 eggs found, totally 9 eggs. I have found also 10th egg but one was detached and fell into the grass.
I have marked the leaves with ova by the thread and the plats by the fillet, resp. fillet on the skewer: http://traplican.rajce.idnes.cz/Ldispar_zahrada#