I brought it home and kept it indoors - it pupated on 1st November and the adult emerged today. Tony Davis suggested Udea ferrugalis based on a photo of the larva and he was spot on. Nice to see a pristine moth at this time of year.
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Sunday, 18 November 2012
Rusty-dot Pearl
This larva was found feeding on Sea Beet on Barry Island on 24th October.
I brought it home and kept it indoors - it pupated on 1st November and the adult emerged today. Tony Davis suggested Udea ferrugalis based on a photo of the larva and he was spot on. Nice to see a pristine moth at this time of year.
I brought it home and kept it indoors - it pupated on 1st November and the adult emerged today. Tony Davis suggested Udea ferrugalis based on a photo of the larva and he was spot on. Nice to see a pristine moth at this time of year.
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Nice photo too! I don't see many of these, so it's good to see a nice fresh example.
ReplyDeleteThanks Mark. That's one of the nice thing about rearing - getting pristine specimens to photograph.
ReplyDeleteThe downside is when everything seems to be parasitised or die of unknown causes...
George