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White Admiral larva
Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2014 11:45 am
by Tony Moore
WA larva is now about 5mm and carving out a typical resting place on the main rib of a Honeysuckle leaf.
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Tony M.
Re: White Admiral larva
Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2014 9:00 am
by Chris Jackson
Hi Tony,
For comparison, the
Southern White Admiral cat (seen here in Marseilles, June 2013, also on honeysuckle) seems to have the same behaviour. I don't know whether many other species do this.
Panasonic FZ150
Cheers, Chris
Re: White Admiral larva
Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2014 12:48 pm
by Tony Moore
Hi Chris,
Fascinating. Seems pretty odd, as it makes them very easy to find (for humans, that is!). Maybe the predators have more trouble
Do any other species exhibit similar behaviour, I wonder?
Tony.
Re: White Admiral larva
Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2014 4:37 pm
by Padfield
L. populi does the same thing, I'm told, though it's a much scarcer butterfly and I haven't found a caterpillar yet. If August is as gloomy and wet as July I think I will consecrate a few days to searching for one!
Guy