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Re: Wildlife July 2010
« Reply #60 on: July 29, 2010, 01:38:39 PM »
Quote from: ArnoldT on July 29, 2010, 01:27:58 PM
So, here's what came out of the Black swallowtail chrysalis.

Arnold, what a cracker! Absolutely perfect.... what a thrill to see him come to life!

To remind folks:

the caterpillar...
http://www.srgc.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=5568.msg159788#msg159788

the chrysalis....
http://www.srgc.org.uk/smf/index.php?topic=5776.msg160318#msg160318
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Re: Wildlife July 2010
« Reply #61 on: July 29, 2010, 01:52:03 PM »
My daughter actually fed it with a honey water solution in a bottle cap.
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Re: Wildlife July 2010
« Reply #62 on: July 29, 2010, 02:07:11 PM »
Quote from: ArnoldT on July 29, 2010, 01:52:03 PM
My daughter actually fed it with a honey water solution in a bottle cap.

goodness.... she must win the prize for 'animal' keeper of the week! 8)

Is the weather okay to let it go free to find a mate?
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Re: Wildlife July 2010
« Reply #63 on: July 29, 2010, 02:08:27 PM »
please show us a cropped tight shot of your flutterby
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Re: Wildlife July 2010
« Reply #64 on: July 29, 2010, 02:30:28 PM »
The weather is in the 90's most of the time.  We are having a blistering summer.  Warnings of a bad hurricane season due to the warm water nearby.

It flew away last night..... to find a mate
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Re: Wildlife July 2010
« Reply #65 on: July 29, 2010, 08:11:35 PM »
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Re: Wildlife July 2010
« Reply #66 on: July 29, 2010, 09:04:05 PM »
Beautiful butterfly, Arnold.

I'd never seen an elephant hawk moth caterpillar before Gunilla posted her picture.
And what did I find when weeding the garden today?
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Re: Wildlife July 2010
« Reply #67 on: July 29, 2010, 09:06:53 PM »
Wow! That's amazing...... what was it feeding on?
I've got a lot of Galium in the front garden, which I think it likes, but I've never found one......
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Re: Wildlife July 2010
« Reply #68 on: July 29, 2010, 09:45:59 PM »
It was on the soil when I spotted it but I'd been pulling out fairly big plants of willow herb (not rosebay) which is one of its food plants so it may have dropped off one of them.  It's quite a large beast and looks quite scary when it tucks in its head and goes all fat to show off the eye spots.  John held it in his hand while I dashed into the house for the camera.
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Re: Wildlife July 2010
« Reply #69 on: July 29, 2010, 10:04:51 PM »
Quote from: Maggi Young on July 29, 2010, 09:06:53 PM
Wow! That's amazing...... what was it feeding on?
I've got a lot of Galium in the front garden, which I think it likes, but I've never found one......
It's just the small elephant hawk that feeds on bedstraws. The large (this fellow) is a willowherb feeder (as well as fuchsia).
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Re: Wildlife July 2010
« Reply #70 on: July 29, 2010, 10:07:41 PM »
Oh, right, thanks, Anthony.
I don't know whether to be disappointed or relieved.... :-\
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Re: Wildlife July 2010
« Reply #71 on: July 30, 2010, 09:06:27 AM »
Quote from: Anthony Darby on July 29, 2010, 10:04:51 PM
It's just the small elephant hawk that feeds on bedstraws. The large (this fellow) is a willowherb feeder (as well as fuchsia).

How come, Fuchsia - does it taste like willowherb to a hawkmoth?
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Re: Wildlife July 2010
« Reply #72 on: July 30, 2010, 09:47:00 AM »
I hope they prefer the willowherbs to my fuchsias :D.   But they belong to the same family, don't they ?
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Re: Wildlife July 2010
« Reply #73 on: July 30, 2010, 10:31:03 AM »
Quote from: Stephenb on July 30, 2010, 09:06:27 AM

How come, Fuchsia - does it taste like willowherb to a hawkmoth?
Now ,as our resident "omnivore" Stephen, you must realise that I'm going to ask you if fuchsia tastes like willowherb to YOU!??!!  ;D ;D ;)
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Re: Wildlife July 2010
« Reply #74 on: July 30, 2010, 10:44:56 AM »
Quote from: Gunilla on July 30, 2010, 09:47:00 AM
I hope they prefer the willowherbs to my fuchsias :D.   But they belong to the same family, don't they ?

Well, I never new that - you are absolutely correct :o  Would never have guessed that they were the same family - I will now look at Willowherbs in a new way!

Maggi - in the name of science I will sample both tonight and report back. If I don't report back....
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