The Hatchlings

On cue they started to hatch yesterday with the rest hatching today. Seriously tiny larvae at this stage but lively and hard to control at times!



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Eggs maturing

The eggs that with any luck are fertile are starting to change colour now almost two weeks after they were laid. A few, including some moved or damaged when handling the pot, remain the same colour and presumably will not hatch.



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A batch of eggs

c.90 eggs were laid in a single batch on 15 April 2006.



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The Mother

This is the female moth taken at a 125W MV light in a Skinner Trap at Leckford in Hampshire.


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