Moths of 2011
Folder: All Moths
Spring Usher
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Tortricodes alternella
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Early Moth
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The Drinker Moth Caterpillar
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Mottled Umber
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Yellow-line Quaker
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Acleris cristana
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Winter Moth
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Lumpy 2
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...Approx 2 days later he moulted again, becoming a far paler yellow and larger, and his lumpyness hairer.
Replaced birch every two days, he would pick a leaf and eat it to the stem.
On July 9 2010, he disappeared in the container, after careful examination I found him in a small crevice between the sponge and glass in the watering tube. I assumed he maybe looking for a place to pupate, because of the small amount of web he had formed and luckily found him early enough to move him back into the container, where I placed two small portions of egg try. I read they crawl under bark or into wood or litter in crevices and pupate, so he has happily gotten between the two. In the early hours of 10 July, I could hear him at work spinning web, and double checked later today and he is inbetween them somewhere. I'll wait about 3 days now and loosen them to make sure he is ok.
Few days later I loosened the egg crates and checked that he wiggled for me, he did, I placed him back under the egg crates and left him there in a cold part of the house, checking on him periodically throughout the winter months. In the middle of April I brought him into the warmer room...
Lumpy 1
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Grey Dagger Moth (Acronicta psi)
Code Name: Lumpy
While doing garden trap, noticed caterpillar on hedgy red leaved plant near fence, in small amount of webbing. Recognized it as a dagger and brought it indoors.
Looked up what to feed, tried Dogwood but no luck, while waiting to get
downstairs to get birch, he moulted and was a very bright yellow now. I went down to get birch and he began eating well. He has grown and his lumpyness is showing...
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