[ID] Moth, Larvae: Syrphid and L'bird...

[Jason Green]

Hi WAB'ers,

Some for ID or Confirmation...


1. Syrphid Pupaes?
If so, which ones are they? One's black, one's an attractive silver


2. Two-sp Ladybird pupae?
The condition: It must have emerged a while ago.


3. Moth...
Mining, larvaes, pupaes, tunnels, eggs... not a clue


4. Small Dusty Wave?
I think it might be...


5. Long-horn micromoth sp.?
The moth was quite small, any ideas?

Take care,

Jason

[tristanba]

Re the moths, I'd agree 4 is Small Dusty Wave, 5 is a Coleophora sp (dissection job for these).

Cheers, Tristan

[Jason Green]

RE No.5: It was photographed today. Could mid-August be used to assist the ID? If not, given it's the commonest could it be safe to say Coleophora ochrea?

[tristanba]

Originally Posted by Jason Green

RE No.5: It was photographed today. Could mid-August be used to assist the ID? If not, given it's the commonest could it be safe to say Coleophora ochrea?

not really, I wouldn't go further than Coleophora sp with this one

[Jason Green]

OK, thanks again.

[Pudding4brains]

Hi Jason, hi everyone,

Originally Posted by Jason Green

2. Two-sp Ladybird pupae?
The condition: It must have emerged a while ago.

Judging from the "spines" at the base (the "brushes" of the old larval skin) it should be a Harmonia - not enough detail to tell which one, but given the leaf it's on it's most probably just the Harlequin (unless the plant was sitting directly under a pine tree or such - then it might also be Har.qua.)

My 2ct, Arp

[Dogghound]

1. Is Syrphid pupa. Not sure what species likely to be from the Sub-family syrphinae.