Drepana falcataria ssp falcataria (Linnaeus, 1758), (pebble hook-tip)


28 Jun 2005 at OSGR: SU56 in Berks, England

Record SummaryFinal instar larva, on silk-covered Birch leaf
Found asLarva
Date28 June 2005
Associated organismBetula
OS grid refOSGR: SU56
Lat/Lon51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W
Vice CountyBerks, VC no: 22
CountryEngland

Notes:

Larva on 29 June, pupated by 1 July, emerged by 13 July, photographed 15th.

Pupated inside rolled birch leaf.

Pupa: dark brown, abdomen with paler mottling and sparse setae, two pairs of proleg spots on ventral surface, front of head with two blunt projections with tooth on apex. Anal point large.

The following literature was used to identify this find:

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