Mostly Moths 2019

Great to see all your caterpillars Wendy & your Pupa looks like it could be hatching soon. Some people have seen the moths recently in their traps.
I haven't offloaded the photos yet, but have 3 Double-Striped Pugs hatched out today, which was really exciting, 100%. Didn't see the event but Ron checked the pot & there they were.

Great result H, look forward to pics if you can manage to post them!

Yup, got them sorted now! Life of a Double-striped Pug in order, 3 found in the sweetcorn cob (picked from our garden) 13th August

eating well in the pot 15th August

Stopped eating the 17th & thought it was dying or dead, put back in pot,

Pupa formed by the 19th August

& 3 hatched out on the 1st September

Sorry about the labels but wrote on some of the photos before I took copies. Dumbo!

Lovely presentation H, very attractive little moth looks great when all pristine like that!
Still waiting on DHHM to make an appearance!

(Lost this reply once but will try again!). They are looking great, what do you feed them on? According to what I've read they eat most things?

Currently feeding bramble leaves as have plenty available in garden ... bit fiddly cutting out the highly prickly spines though!  Keeping them on bramble as they overwinter as small larvae but may require supplementary feeding on warmer Winter days & bramble is evergreen!

Goodness Wendy, that's known as mollycoddling isn't it ? Cutting out the prickly bits! LOL

I can just imagine her cutting up their food and passing them little bits on a tiny fork!!
When cooking nettles, you're supposed to scrunch the leaves up while wearing gloves to break all the stings. Perhaps something similar would work for the prickly bits of brambles and be a lot quicker, eg pressing the leaves against a hard surface?

WendyBartter said:

bit fiddly cutting out the highly prickly spines though

Blimey, Wendy, my Mum didn't even do that for me!!