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Insecta: Lepidoptera
Erebidae, Erebinae
Erebus ephesperis
Wong Lung Hang Road, Lantau Island, Hong Kong
Insecta: Lepidoptera
Erebidae, Boletobiinae, Aventiini
Laspeyria ruficeps
Tai Yeung Che, Lam Tsuen Valley, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong
Insecta: Lepidoptera
Erebidae, Herminiinae
Progonia oileusalis
Tai Yeung Che, Lam Tsuen Valley, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong
Drehid Bog Co.Kildare
Ireland 13-06-2021
Scientific classification
Domain:Eukaryota
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Lycaenidae
Genus:Callophrys
Species:C. rubi
Binomial name
Callophrys rubi
Stiallach Uaine [IRL]
Thécla de la ronce [F]
Brombeerzipfelfalter [D]
Boglands, woodlands, hedgerows.
Uncommon. Scattered in several areas.
Gorse, broom, bramble.
28-34mm (1.10 inches)
[Small Tortoiseshell 50mm]
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyLycaenidae
GenusCallophrys
The wings of the green hairstreak butterfly are dull brown on the uppersides, but bright green on the underside (1), with a white 'streak' across the fore- and hindwings. The sexes are very similar in appearance, but males can be distinguished by the presence of a small pale spot on each forewing. The plump caterpillar grows to 1.5 cm in length, and is flattened at each end. It is green in colour, with a brown head, has a dark line passing along the back and rows of diagonal yellowish-white markings
Green hairstreak biology
One generation is produced each year; adults emerge from mid-April onwards and the flight period is concentrated between May and early June in southern parts of England. Further north, the flight period may occur a month later. Females lay eggs singly on the buds or young shoots of the foodplants, after about a week the eggs hatch, and the caterpillars begin to feed. At the end of July the caterpillars descend to the ground, where they pupate in the leaf litter. The pupae produce audible squeaks, which attract ants, and a pupa has been found in a nest of the ant Myrmica sabuleti. It is believed that the pupae are buried by ants, but the species involved in this relationship are not known. The pupal stage hibernates, and the adults emerge the following spring. This species is the only hairstreak butterfly that hibernates as a pupa; it is therefore the earliest of these butterflies to emerge.
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Green hairstreak range
This butterfly has a wide distribution in Scotland and Wales. It is also found on the Inner Hebrides and Arran. In England it is widespread in the north on moorlands, and on calcareous grasslands of the south. It has declined in eastern areas where these habitats are absent. Elsewhere the species is widespread in Ireland, and occurs throughout Europe and some parts of North Africa, extending through Asia to Siberia
Green hairstreak habitat
Found in a wide range of habitats including calcareous grasslands, moorland, heathland, woodland clearings and rides, bogs, disused quarries and railway cuttings. It requires the presence of the foodplants of the caterpillars; on calcareous grasslands these are common rock rose (Helianthemum nummularium) and common bird's-foot-trefoil (Lotus corniculatus); on heathland gorse Ulex europeaus), broom (Cytisus scoparius) and dyer's greenwood (Genista tinctoria) are used, whilst bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus) is used on moorland. A range of other foodplants is also occasionally utilised
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Odonata
Suborder:Anisoptera
Family:Libellulidae
Genus:Sympetrum
Species:S. striolatum
Common and widespread. Adults can be seen from mid June to the end of October. The records indicate this is the commonest and most widespread Sympetrum species in Ireland. It does however vary considerably in abundance from year to year. Favoured breeding sites include shallow pools and small lakes. It is a rapid coloniser of newly-created ponds. On the east coast there is evidence of immigration as it is frequently seen on coastal sites that have no suitable breeding areas.
This species is similar to the Ruddy Darter S. sanguineum however in the the Ruddy Darter the males are a deeper red, the abdomen is waisted and the legs are all black. It could also be confused with rarer migrant red Darters such as the Red-veined Darter S. fonscolombii or the Yellow-winged Darter S. flaveolum. However in the former the wing veins are red and in the latter there are extensive yellow patches at the base of the wings.
KEY IDENTIFICATION FEATURES
mature males have orange-red unwaisted abdomen
females dull yellow-brown
legs with pale stripes
Insecta: Lepidoptera
Erebidae, Boletobiinae
Lopharthrum comprimens
Wong Lung Hang Road, Lantau Island, Hong Kong
Insecta: Lepidoptera
Geometridae, Ennominae
Fascellina plagiata
Tai Yeung Che, Lam Tsuen Valley, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Tribe: Polyommatini
Genus: Polyommatus
Species: P. icarus
Meadows, Grasslands, Quarries.
Seen in suitable habitats throughout Ireland.
Bird's foot trefoil.
30-35mm (1.09 inches)
[Small Tortoiseshell 50mm]
The Common Blue is the most colourful of the Blues found in Ireland. The male is a very attractive shiny blue, whereas the female is mainly brown.
The underside is very decorative with orange crescents and black spots.
Male has blue wings with black-brown border and thin white fringe. Female brown, similar to Brown Argus, but with blue dusting near body.
The Common Blue is the most widespread blue butterfly in Britain and Ireland and is found in a variety of grassy habitats.
The brightly coloured males are conspicuous but females are more secretive. The colour of the upperwings of females varies from almost completely brown in southern England to predominantly blue in western Ireland and Scotland, but the colour is variable within local populations with some striking examples. Unlike Adonis and Chalkhill Blues, the dark veins do not extend into white fringes of wing margins.
It remains widespread but there have been local declines within its range.
Size and Family
Family: Blues
Size: Small
Wing Span Range (male to female): 35mm
Conservation Status
Butterfly Conservation priority: Low
European status: Not threatened
Caterpillar Foodplants
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil (Lotus corniculatus) is the main foodplant. Other plants used include: Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil (L. pedunculatus), Black Medick (Medicago lupulina), Common Restharrow (Ononis repens), White Clover (Trifolium repens), Lesser Trefoil (T. dubium).
Distribution
Countries: England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales
Found throughout Britain and Ireland
Distribution Trend Since 1970’s = -15%
Habitat
Very common and found in a variety of habitats especially sunny sheltered spots. Examples of habitats include; downland, coastal dunes, undercliffs, road verges, acid grass and woodland clearings
It is also found on waste ground, disused pits and quarries, golf courses, and urban habitats such as cemeteries.
Insecta: Lepidoptera
Euteliidae, Eutellinae
genus & species indeterminate
pending voucher specimen curation; possibly in the genus Targalla
Wong Lung Hang Road, Lantau Island, Hong Kong
Insecta: Lepidoptera
Noctuidae, unplaced to subfamily
Elusa antennata
Tai Yeung Che, Lam Tsuen Valley, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong
Insecta: Lepidoptera
Notodontidae, Dicranurinae
Antiphalera exquisitor
Tai Po Kau Headland, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong
Insecta: Lepidoptera
Geometridae, Ennominae, Macariini
Chiasmia ornataria
Tai Yeung Che, Lam Tsuen Valley, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong
Insecta: Lepidoptera
Erebidae, Scoliopteryginae
Goniophila hampsoni
Tai Yeung Che, Lam Tsuen Valley, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong.
Insecta: Lepidoptera
Thyrididae, Siculodinae
Herdonia hainanensis
Tai Yeung Che, Lam Tsuen Valley, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong
Insecta: Lepidoptera
Nolidae, Nolinae
Nola sp cf tornotis
Tai Yeung Che, Lam Tsuen Valley, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong
Insecta: Lepidoptera
Notodontidae, Dicranurinae
Antiphalera exquisitor
Bride's Pool Road, Wu Kau Tang, New Territories, Hong Kong
Insecta: Lepidoptera
Geometridae, Ennominae, Boarmiini
Psilalcis galsworthyi
Tai Yeung Che, Lam Tsuen Valley, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong
Insecta: Lepidoptera
Erebidae, Boletobiinae, Aventiinae
Ataboruza divisa
This is the "semilux" form (the two taxa were synonymised by Holloway in Moths of Borneo, part 13, though for now I retain separate records to the two "forms")
Tai Yeung Che, Lam Tsuen Valley, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong.
Insecta: Lepidoptrera
Erebidae, subfamily incertae sedis
Chorsia albiscripta
Tai Yeung Che Village, Lam Tsuen Valley,
Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong
Insecta: Lepidoptera
Erebidae, Arctiinae, Arctiini, Spilosomina
Spilosoma obliqua
Tai Yeung Che, Lam Tsuen Valley, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong
Insecta: Lepidoptera
Xyloryctidae, Xyloryctinae
Thymiatris sp nr arista
Tai Yeung Che, Lam Tsuen Valley, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong
Insecta: Lepidoptera
Geometridae, Ennominae
Obeidia tigrata
Tai Yeung Che, Lam Tsuen Valley, Tai Po, Hong Kong
Insecta: Lepidoptera
Noctuidae, Bagisarinae
Chasmina candida
Mai Po Nature Reserve
New Territories
Hong Kong
In Hong Kong, this species is only recorded from mangrove habitats, or on the odd "good night" dispersing individuals might be recorded in other habitats up to 10km from mangrove.
Some bugs I photographed in 2012 in Australia. ( members.quicknet.nl/tj.de.graaf/Insecten-Australie.htm )
Poecilometis spec? Nymph
Finglas Back Garden
16-04-2020
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Lycaenidae
Genus:Celastrina
Species:C. argiolus
Binomial name
Celastrina argiolus
Habitat: Locally found where remnants of woodland contain Holly. It is sometimes found in urban gardens and parks with suitable habitats.
It is double brooded from Dublin southwards and single brooded in the north.
Larval Food Plant: Holly Ilex aquifolium
Ivy Hedera helix
Flight Time: April and May
Mid-July to September (second generation)
Hibernation: Overwinters as a pupa.
In both sexes the ground colour of the upper wings of the adult is silvery-blue and tinged with lilac.
In the male upperwings there is a narrow black band on the margins of the forewings, wider at the apex and becoming thinner at the tornus. Chequered margins at termination of veins on forewings. The black marginal band is absent on the hindwings.
The female upperwings are darker than in the males and have a more pronounced and wider marginal band on the forewing. Each hindwing has a series of 6 submarginal black spots. Chequered margins at termination of veins on the forewings.
The underside in both sexes is similar the ground colour being a bluish-white with black spots.
Life Cycle of the Holly Blue
Ovum:
The white disc shaped egg is laid singly at the base of unopened flower buds on Holly in the spring brood and on Ivy in the summer brood.
Eggs hatch after 10-16 days, depending on the season.
Larva:
This fairly stout larva measures up to 16 mm in length, tapering towards the extremities.
The larva has a few recognised colour forms but usually when fully grown it is a translucent pale green sometimes with purplish-pink dorsal and lateral stripes. It has a shiny black retractile head.
On the dorsal surface of the 10th segment there is a honey gland (Newcomer's gland) whose secretions are attractive to ants. The body is covered with short whitish setae.
The larva emerges in May and feeds until early July inside the developing drupes on the female Holly tree and on the young terminal leaves of the male Holly tree.
The second brood larva feeds on the developing buds or flowers of Ivy during late August and September.
Prior to pupation the larva becomes a dull purplish colour and wanders from its food plant to pupate.
This larval stage lasts c.26 days.
See Holly Blue parasite - Listrodromus nycthemerus below.
Pupa:
Pupation probably takes place secreted by twigs and bark among the tangled roots and dead leaves within the growth of Ivy or on the undersurface of a Holly leaf. The pupa is attached by cremasteral hooks to a silk pad and supported by a silken girdle.
Pupa from the spring generation hatch within 10-18 days. Those from the summer generation overwinter , spending about 6 months in the pupal state.
Adult:
The adult emerges and is on the wing from mid-April to June and again in mid-July to September where it may be seen flying around holly bushes above head height.
Holy Blue Parasite:
The host specific parasitic Ichneumon wasp, Listrodromus nycthemerus, targets the Holly Blue butterfly by laying its egg in the larvae.
Here the Listrodromus grub lives and feeds on the body tissue of the developing butterfly larva.
Eventually the life cycle of this parasitoid, which is approx. 11mm in length, is completed inside the host and results in the emergence of a single adult Listrodromus wasp from what appears to be a normally formed Holly Blue pupa. The pupa dies soon after the emergence of the wasp.
The wasp will then seek new generation Holly Blue larvae in which to inject its egg.
There is evidence that the wasp population gradually builds up over a number of years and eventually, when it gets plentiful, kills a large proportion of pupae resulting in a 'crash' in Holly Blue numbers.
This produces a shortage of food for the parasitoid and its numbers also crash allowing the Holly Blue butterfly population return to normal.
The length of the Holly Blue-Ichneumon wasp cycles observed in Britain - from boom to bust - is about seven years.
Carabus intricatus LINNAEUS, 1761 (Dunkelblauer Laufkäfer)
Subgenus: Chaetocarabus
Genus: Carabus (Großlaufkäfer)
Subfamily: Carabinae
Family: Carabidae (groundbeetles, Laufkäfer)
Order: Coleoptera (beetles, Käfer)
Class: Insecta
Germany, Bavaria: vic. Regensburg, 400-600m asl., 24.07.2011 (found dead inside a church!)
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100mm (canon 2.8), 1/80s, f/7.1, ISO400, 0EV, AL (no-flash), hand-held
IMG_3712 SE
Insecta: Lepidoptera
Erebidae, Aganainae
Mecodina praecipua
Tai Yeung Che, Lam Tsuen Valley,
Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong
Insecta: Lepidoptera
Erebidae, Anobinae
Plecoptera luteiceps
Tai Yueng Che, Lam Tsuen Valley. Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong
Insecta: Lepidoptera
Geometridae, Ennominae, Boarmiini
Hypomecis cineracea
Tai Yeung Che, Lam Tsuen Valley,
Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong
Insecta: Lepidoptera
Sphingidae, Smerinthinae
Amplypterus panopus
Tai Po Kau Headland, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong
Insecta: Lepidoptera
Noctuidae, Bagisarinae
Sphragifera rejecta
Wong Lung Hang Road, Lantau Island, Hong Kong