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 Lepidopteran larva ID
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| Rui Andrade |
Posted on 07-02-2008 20:56
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 Member Location: Portugal Posts: 3123 Joined: 19.06.07 |
I found this lepidopteran larva in Barcelos, Portugal on the 30th of November 2006. I've been having some trouble in finding out what this species is. Can anyone help me? |
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| cosmln |
Posted on 07-02-2008 21:21
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 Member Location: Romania Posts: 956 Joined: 18.03.07 |
something from Arctiidae family. maybe his helps you. cosmln |
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| crex |
Posted on 07-02-2008 21:38
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 Member Location: Sweden Posts: 1996 Joined: 22.05.06 |
Maybe Spiris striata or Spilosoma lubricipeda!? |
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| Rui Andrade |
Posted on 07-02-2008 23:45
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Member Location: Portugal Posts: 3123 Joined: 19.06.07 |
Thank you cosmln and crex .Well, I think it's possible that it belongs to Arctiidae, but I can't find anything similar to it in leps.it |
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| tarsiger |
Posted on 08-02-2008 01:39
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Member Location: Posts: 46 Joined: 03.02.08 |
I think it?s a Nola (Nolidae) of some kind... aerugula (allmost...or...), cucullatella,... and then You have some we dont have up here. Hard to find any pics on internet... Anyway, either Nolidae or Arctiidae. Let us know when you get the "name" /janis edit: the size should be about 10-15mm to fit Nola (the ones we have "up here"  .
Edited by tarsiger on 08-02-2008 02:13 |
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| Rui Andrade |
Posted on 08-02-2008 20:45
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Member Location: Portugal Posts: 3123 Joined: 19.06.07 |
Thanks a lot Janis, when I find the name I'll let you know |
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| lweit |
Posted on 10-02-2008 17:29
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Member Location: France, Département de la Moselle Posts: 609 Joined: 23.12.05 |
Why not Diacrisia sannio larva Louis |
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| Rui Andrade |
Posted on 11-02-2008 23:48
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Member Location: Portugal Posts: 3123 Joined: 19.06.07 |
Thanks Louis I think it doesn't seem to be D. sannio, but I'm not really sure. |
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| Rui Andrade |
Posted on 04-06-2008 23:16
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Member Location: Portugal Posts: 3123 Joined: 19.06.07 |
Finally I have a good sugestion for the name of this moth: Coscinia cribraria, an arctiid. Recently I tried to raise another larva but once again it didn't work. The problem now was an infection by a fungus. It started to spread in the head and now is all over the entire body. In the first picture we can see that the cephalic capsule is not black (as it should be), it must had been full with fungus. What species of fungus is this? Or the group it belongs to.   |
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