Saturday, 23 January 2010


Light Emerald.
One of the containers in my unheated garden shed houses some birch twigs and a Light Emerald Campaea margaritata larva.
I found this caterpillar on birch at Otley Chevin in October and the photograph shows the distinguishing fringe of hair-like structures all along the lower parts. It is also possible to make out the pair of rudimentary legs on the eighth segment.
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3 comments:

  1. charlie streets27 January 2010 at 09:01

    Hi Derek, great to see you've entered the blogging world and I look forward to reading all about your mothing exploits.

    Charlie.

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  2. rusticus30 January 2010 at 14:57

    Thanks for that Charlie. I have to say that Calderdalemoths has been my inspiration to start this. Did tou see the thread on Yorkshiremoths about the Heralds hibernating at Fountains Abbey?

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  3. charlie streets31 January 2010 at 08:14

    I did Derek, I keep wracking my brain to think of somewhere local that's cave/tunnel like.No success yet!

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