Notodontidae (more than 500 photos!)

14.04.2008 10:50, Grigory Grigoryev

Something is not enough for the end of July - they should sit in 3 layers

19.04.2008 9:37, Pavel Morozov

The bear? A dustpan?
No, it's the crested one!
The genus Baradesa Moore, 1883 (subfamily Ceirinae Matsunura, 1929) includes very similar large butterflies with an unusual appearance for the entire family. They are distributed in South and Southeast Asia.

Baradesa omissa Rothschild, 1917
China, Yunnan
The species is distributed in the Himalayas, Indochina and Southern China.

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25.04.2008 21:09, Pavel Morozov

And another unusual-looking crested bird from Central China.
Bireta astrae Schintlmeister & Fang, 2001
China, Shenxi

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25.04.2008 21:16, Pavel Morozov

And this is not at all similar to the standard crested.
Besaia (Ogulina) leechi Schintlmeister, 1997
China, Sichuan

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02.05.2008 5:18, Pavel Morozov

One of the representatives of the genus Pterostoma, a relative of our ostrogolovka.
Pterostoma hoenei Kiriakoff, 1963
Sino-Tibetan fauna, Central China, Shenxi

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03.05.2008 22:42, Pavel Morozov

collected on the night of May 2 to 3, Drymonia ruficornis and Notodonta tritophus
M. O., Odintsovo district, Chigasovo, 02.05.2008.

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18.05.2008 18:02, Pavel Morozov

Photos in a natural pose do not hurt.
Cerura vinula
M. O. Naro-Fominsky district, Poryadino, 17.05.2008.

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22.05.2008 21:55, AntSkr

I'll repeat with the photo I posted in my Fishing Reports.
Ptilodon capucina, 22.05.08

04.06.2008 20:12, Pavel Morozov

Metal-scooped Asian crested
bird Torigea argentea Schintlmeister, 1997
China, Ganshi
is distributed from northern Indochina to Central China

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17.06.2008 14:11, Pavel Morozov

Pterostoma palpinum
female
M. O. Odintsovo district, Chigasovo, 14.06.2008.

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22.06.2008 12:35, Pavel Morozov

Phalera bucephala
M. O. Odintsovo district, Chigasovo, 21.06.2008.
Svezhachok

This post was edited by Morozzz - 22.06.2008 12: 36

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02.07.2008 7:56, Pavel Morozov

02.07.2008 21:02, Pavel Morozov

So, here we go.
Lophocosma nigrilinea Leech, 1899
China, Ganshi
Material obtained from Viktor Sinyaev in May.

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02.07.2008 21:05, Pavel Morozov

On May 17-18, the caterpillars were born. According to the literature (Izersky, Schintlmeister), caterpillars of the genus Lophocosma feed on hazel.
We started feeding them to her.

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02.07.2008 21:07, Pavel Morozov

Caterpillar of the 2nd age.
Already trying to take a typical rest position (but maybe even protection)

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02.07.2008 21:08, Pavel Morozov

Up to the 3rd age, only 2 caterpillars grew out of the masonry.
Very similar to the hawk moth caterpillar.

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02.07.2008 21:10, Pavel Morozov

4th age in all its glory in a typical pose.
In this position, the caterpillars were in the daytime. They ate at night and at dusk.

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02.07.2008 21:11, Pavel Morozov

age 5.
Easily mistaken for a hawk moth caterpillar.

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02.07.2008 21:13, Pavel Morozov

Caterpillar just before pupation, compared to its sister still feeding

This post was edited by Morozzz - 02.07.2008 21: 24

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02.07.2008 21:16, Pavel Morozov

The process of burying in the ground. June 17, a month has passed since the appearance of the caterpillars. In the ground, directly at the surface, the caterpillar forms a light cocoon. The pupa is black.

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02.07.2008 21:19, Pavel Morozov

Imago appeared on the night of July 2.
From the moment of egg laying to the appearance of a new adult, about 6 weeks passed.
Female

This post was edited by Morozzz - 06.07.2008 21: 18

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02.07.2008 21:22, Zhuk

Bravo!!!
Caterpillar absolutely hawk moth, so unusual ppts

03.07.2008 9:26, Bad Den

03.07.2008 9:43, Pavel Morozov

03.07.2008 9:43, Grigory Grigoryev

03.07.2008 11:34, Tigran Oganesov

06.07.2008 21:21, Pavel Morozov

Empty pupa and male Lophocosma nigrilinea ex ovo
hatched a couple of days after the female

This post was edited by Morozzz - 06.07.2008 21: 23

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11.07.2008 18:01, Pavel Morozov

The oligotypic genus Willemanus Nagano, 1916 includes only two known similar species. Both are distributed in East and Southeast Asia, and their ranges overlap.
The most widespread species is Willemanus bidentatus Wileman, 1911 - a significant part of China, Korea, and Japan. The edge of its range also comes to Primorye. The caterpillar feeds on cherries and plums.
The following copy is from Hunan, China

This post was edited by Morozzz - 11.07.2008 19: 39

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11.07.2008 18:05, Pavel Morozov

The second species of this genus, Willemanus hamata Cai, 1979, is distributed in Southeastern China and Northern Vietnam.
Copy from China, Jiangxi

This post was edited by Morozzz - 11.07.2008 18: 08

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24.09.2008 22:32, Pavel Morozov

next - a few holes (Phalerinae)
Phalera alpherakyi Leech, 1898
male and female (bottom) leg V. Sinyaev
China, Sichuan
Species distributed from Northern Vietnam to Central China

This post was edited by Morozzz - 25.09.2008 07: 35

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24.09.2008 22:35, Pavel Morozov

Asian Phalera obscura Wileman, 1910
a rather small and nondescript hole widely distributed in Southeast Asia
Specimen from Southeast China, Ganshi leg V. Sinyaev

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24.09.2008 22:41, Pavel Morozov

Phalera sangana, male (top)
Phalera grotei Moore, 1859 female
very similar and variable
Distributed from Northern India to Southeastern China
Nepal, Pokhara, July 2008

This post was edited by Morozzz - 22.10.2011 22: 44

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24.09.2008 22:46, Pavel Morozov

Phalera elzbietae Schintlmeister, 2008
China, Shengxi. leg in.It
was described from Central China, and was published in 2001 by Schintlmeister as Phalera albizziae Mell, 1931.

This post was edited by Morozzz - 12.01.2009 22: 38

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25.09.2008 7:31, Pavel Morozov

Pretty Phalera albizziae Mell, 1931 (=Phalera niveomaculata Kiriakoff, 1963)
Southeast China, Jiangxi. leg V. Sinyaev
is also known from North Vietnam

This post was edited by Morozzz - 12.01.2009 22: 39

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02.10.2008 16:17, barko

allow me to add several European views

Leucodonta bicoloria ([Denis et Schiffermuller], 1775), Slovenia, Kamnik Alps, April
did not expect to catch this species among the rocks, and in general did not expect, for Slovenia it is rare


Thaumetopoea pityocampa ([Denis et Schiffermuller], 1775), Slovenia, karst plateau (Slovenian for KRAS), July-August


streckfussi vittata (Staudinger, 1892) Paradrymonia Honrath, 1892, Slovenia, karst plateau, April / May, then second generation in June-July


This post was edited by barko - 10.08.2009 23: 22

19.10.2008 9:09, Pavel Morozov

Netria viridescens Walker, 1855
Central Nepal,
top - male, Kathmandu Valley, April, 1996 leg A. Sochivko
bottom-female, Pokhara Valley, July, 2008 leg P. Morozov
Himalayan butterflies belong to the subspecies continentalis Schintlmeister, 2006
The species is widely distributed in Asia from the Himalayas to eastern China and south to the Greater Sunda Islands.
In July, I managed to get eggs from a female netria, just before I left. In Moscow, caterpillars appeared 8 days after laying eggs. From the "wide range" of various plants offered to them, they preferred poplar, which they willingly ate. However, before reaching the second age, the caterpillars all died down to one. Of course, there was a disorder to some extent, but I learned that in artificial conditions, netrians rarely survive even to the third age (V. Zolotukhin).
Well, at least there are photos of eggs and freshly hatched worms.

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20.10.2008 11:05, Sergey Didenko

20.10.2008 13:23, barko

Do you have any photos of the two types listed below?
Rhegmatophila ricchelloi Hartig;
Thaumetopoea wilkinsoni Tams.
And then I couldn't find their image on the Internet. Thank you in advance.

These types are not in my collection.
Here is an image of Rhegmatophila ricchelloi from the book DeFreina & Witt: Die Bombyces und Sphinges der Westpaläarktis. Band 1.

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20.10.2008 13:35, Grigory Grigoryev

24.10.2008 20:56, Pavel Morozov

A couple of beautiful species of the subfamily Dudusinae from Southeast Asia.

Gangarides flavescens Schintlmeister, 1997
China, Hainan Island leg V. Sinyaev
Distributed in Indochina, southern China and Hainan Island. Described from North Vietnam

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