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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Hesperiidae
Genus: Thymelicus
Species: T. lineola
Binomial name
Thymelicus lineola
Distribution:
The Essex Skipper was discovered in Ireland in Co. Wexford in August 2006.
Intensive investigation in 2007 revealed additional sites in Co. Wexford and substantial numbers of adults were recorded.
This butterfly was first reported in Britain from Essex in 1889 and currently is spreading northwards and westwards from its headquarters which some years ago approximated to the area south of a line from the Humber to the Severn. It has recently become established in the southwest of Wales.
It occurs throughout Europe and in Northern Africa eastward to eastern Asia.
It is not known as a migrant and how and when it arrived in Ireland is a mystery.
Habitat:
Typical habitat of Essex Skipper includes rough tall grassland, verges, open fields and woodland rides.
It shares the same habitats as Thymelicus sylvestris (Small Skipper) which it closely resembles.
Larval food plant: It's favoured food plant is Cock's-foot (Dactylis glomerata). Although other choices may include Creeping Soft Grass (Holcus mollis), Couch Grass (Elymus repens), Timothy-grass (Phleum pratense), Meadow Foxtail (Alopecurus pratensis), False Brome (Brachypodium sylvaticum) and Tor-grass (Brachypodium pinnatum).
Cock's-foot (Dactylis glomerata)
Flight time:
July - early August.
Hibernation:
Overwinters as young larva in eggshell (pharate larva) and emerges the following April when it commences to feed and mature on it's food plant.
[pharate `Cloaked': describing a larva or adult when inside the cuticle of the previous developmental stage.
Life Cycle of Essex Skipper
OVUM
Eggs are oval with flattened sides, appear smooth and are approx. 0.3mm wide. Pale yellow when first laid deepening to yellow-orange after a few days. After 20-25 days the small larval head becomes visible through the transparent eggshell.
They are laid in a row on the leaf sheaths of grasses.
The young larva fully develops in the egg, within which it overwinters.
It emerges in spring and does not eat its eggshell.
Initially it begins feeding on the blade of grass but within a few days it spins the edges of a leaf blade to form a tube from which it and subsequent instars emerge to feed on leaf tips until June.
The mature 5th instar larva has a pale green head with brown and white longitudinal bands
PUPA
When fully-grown, the larva spins a tent of leaves at the base of the foodplant in which it pupates. It attaches itself to a blade of grass by a cremaster and silk girdle. The pupal stage lasts approximately 3 weeks.
Insecta: Lepidoptera
Noctuidae, Noctuinae, Hadenini
Antha grata
Nam Chung Valley, North District, New Territories, Hong Kong
Insecta: Coleoptera
Coccinellidae, Coccinellinae
Harmonia sedecimnotata
Lam Tsuen Valley, Tai Po, Hong Kong.
pretty small - 6 or 7 mm in length; recorded at uv light.
Thanks to Maomorning on HKWildlife.Net for the identification
A "debris-carrying" lacewing larva. It's about 2-3 mm in length. It looks like a walking miniature cotton ball.
This insect was walking on a fence along the Caperton Rail-Trail, WVU Core Arboretum, Morgantown, WV. August, 2010.
Further information:
Pentax K20D/Sigma DC 18-200:1/180-ƒ/8-ISO 200-200 mm
Reino: Animalia
Phylum: Artrópodos
Clase: Insecta
Orden: Lepidoptera
Familia: Lycaenidae
Género: Catochrysops
Especies: C. strabo
Nombre Binomial
Catochrysops strabo
Fabricius 1793
Sinónimos
Hesperia strabo Fabricius, 1793
Ssp.
Catochrysops strabo luzonensis (Philippines)
Pequeña mariposa encontrada en Asia que pertenece a la familia de Blues o Lycaenids. Se encontrado en Ceilán, India, de Sikkim a Indochina y en Sundaland, Sulawesi y las Filipinas.
Is a small butterfly found in Asia that belongs to the Lycaenids or Blues family. It is found in Ceylon, India, from Sikkim to Indochina and in Sundaland, Sulawesi and the Philippines.
Insecta: Lepidoptera
Tineidae, Myrmecozelinae
Thisizima subceratella
Wu Kau Tang, New Territories, Hong Kong.
Insecta: Lepidoptera
Geometridae, Geometrinae
Dysphania militaris
fifth larval instar, at rest on Kandelia obovata
Mai Po Nature Reserve
New Territories
Hong Kong
I like to think of these as the bookend moths as I found them on either end of a door...or maybe they're the doormen moths? *shrugs*
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Vanessa
Species: V. atalanta
Binomial name
Vanessa atalanta
Aimiréal Dearg [IRL]
Le Vulcain [F]
Admiral [D]
Most Habitats - Gardens, Woodlands.
Widespread.
Nettles.
65-70mm (2.37 inches)
[Small Tortoiseshell 50mm]
This rather large migrant is mainly dark brown with bright red stripes.
The underside has colourful patterns.
It is attracted to gardens where it feeds on buddlea, several other flowering species and also over-ripe fruit.
Family: Nymphalidae
distribution: The Red Admiral migrates northwards from the Mediterranean, regularily spreading throughout Europe, with the adults arriving in Ireland from about mid-May onwards where their distribution is common and widespread.
Habitat: Found almost anywhere, in hedgerows, woodland margins, gardens, waste ground and other places where its foodplants grow.
Larval Food Plant: Common Nettle Urtica dioica
Flight Time: May and June
August and September/October
Hibernation: It has been established that, in shelterd areas in mild winters, this butterfly is capable of surviving over winter as a caterpillar, and will under go pupation in spring. It is not considered that Red Admiral is capable of hibernating in our climate, and that early season sightings may be due to fresh migrations. However, further work is required to elucidate the status of these sightings.
Life Cycle of the red admiral
Ovum:
The pale green eggs measure c. 0.8 mm in height and turn darker in colour during maturation. They are laid singly
on the upperside of leaves, usually the terminal leaves of the Common Nettle.
Hatching takes place in c. 5-10 days in suitable weather.
Larva:
The adult larva measures up to 36 mm in length and occur in several colour forms.
The dark form is greyish-black and all the segments have branched spines of the body colour.
The paler form is greyish-green and all the segments have branched spines of the body colour.
All have pale-yellow markings on the abdominal segments close to the spiracles. The head is black.
The earliest larvae occur in June but are commonest in August and September.
The young larva constructs a tent from a nettle leaf which is folded over and held together by silk threads,
in which it shelters and emerges to feed. As it feeds and grows it constructs larger tents until fully grown
when it goes on to pupate when conditions are favourable.
Pupa:
Pupation takes place from July onwards, the pupa forming inside the tent and suspended from a silk
pad on the roof by means of anal claspers. This stage lasting c.17 days.
Adult:
The offsprings of the immigrant butterflies arriving in May and June may contribute to the larger
immigrant numbers arriving in August and September and even into October.
They have a strong and powerful flight with intermittent gliding.
They feed on flower nectar, juices of fermenting fruit and sap from injured trees.
None are able to survive the Irish winters in any state.
Photo taken on July 15th 2006 in Silgueiros - Viseu - PORTUGAL a hymenopter.
Fotografia tirada a 15 de Julho de 2006 em Silgueiros - Viseu a himenóptero.
Insecta: Lepidoptera
Pyralidae, Pyralinae
Hypsopygia mauritialis
Tai Po Kau Headland, New Territories, Hong Kong
recorded during a "National Moth Week" event
Insecta: Lepidoptera
Tortricidae, Olethreutinae, Eucosmini
Acroclita catharotorna
Bride's Pool Road, Wu Kau Tang, New Territories, Hong Kong
INSECTA Musei Graecensis,
Quae In Ordines, Genera Et Species Juxta Systema Naturae CAROLI LINNAEI
Digessit NICOLAUS PODA, E Societate Jesu, Philosophiae Doctor, Et Matheseos Professor.
...
Graecii Anno M.DCC.LXI (Graz 1761)
Poda von Neuhaus, Nicolaus:
Insecta Musei Græcensis:
Quæ In Ordines, Genera Et Species Juxta Systema Naturæ Caroli Linnæi Digessit Nicolaus Poda, E Societate Jesu, Philosophiæ Doctor, Et Matheseos Professor. ...
Graecii : Widmanstetter 1761 (Graz 1761)
München, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek -- Diss. 469
www.digitale-sammlungen.de/de/view/bsb10840468?page=1
Poda von Neuhaus, Nicolaus:
Insecta Musei Græcensis, Quae In Ordines, Genera Et Species Juxta Systema Naturæ Caroli Linnæi[i] Digessit Nicolaus Poda, E Societate Jesu, Philosophiæ [...].
Græcii : Prostant Apud Joannem Baptistam Dietrich, Bibliopolam : Typis Haeredum Widmanstadii, Anno M.DCC.LXI.
Zentralbibliothek Zürich, NNN 2110, doi.org/10.3931/e-rara-49326 /
Public Domain
www.zobodat.at/biografien/Poda_Nikolaus_DENISIA_0013_0567...
Insecta: Lepidoptera
Sphingidae, Macroglossinae
Cechenena aegrota
Tai Po Kau Headland, Tai Po, Hong Kong
Recorded at a private event in conjunction with National Moth Week (2014)
Insecta: Lepidoptera
Erebidae, Hypeninae
Ruttenstorferia bipartita
Nam Chung Valley, North District, New Territories, Hong Kong
Insecta: Lepidoptera
Crambidae, Spilomelinae
Filodes fulvidorsalis
Tai Po Kau Headland, New Territories, Hong Kong
recorded during a "National Moth Week" event
female Peacock fly laying eggs in a cavity of a tree.
Family: Tephritidae NEWMAN, 1834 (Peacock fly, Bohrfliegen)
Superfamily: Tephritoidea
Subsection: Acalyptratae
Section: Schizophora
Suborder: Brachycera (true flies, Echte Fliegen)
Order: Diptera (Zweiflügler)
Indonesia, W-Papua, S Manokwari: Syoubrig (Mokwam). ca. 1600m asl, 15.08.2010
(IMG_4355 )
Insecta: Lepidoptera
Erebidae, Lymantriinae, Orgyiini
Orgyia postica
fifth larval instar, restingon a leaf of Kandelia obovata
Mai Po Nature Reserve
New Territories
Hong Kong