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16.02.2014 9:29, AGG

Yes, parasites. so the caterpillar was already infected before you put it in the container. By the way, you can collect them and put them in jars with sand or earth and see who comes out. get to know your enemy by sight

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02.03.2014 23:45, adderley

65. ?

And here are the parasites:

Pupae around the caterpillar's corpse
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In the middle is the "parasite fly"itself
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I didn't get a better picture

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03.03.2014 0:16, adderley

66. Volnyanka Euproctis producta Walker, 1863.

What these parasites were parasitizing:
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Butterfly:
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1/03/2014 Antananarivo

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03.03.2014 21:25, chebur

66. ?

What these parasites were parasitizing:

Butterfly:

Most likely, it is a male volnyanka Euroctis producta Walker, 1863.
And the first two photos are of him as a child?

This post was edited by adderley - 04.03.2014 19: 07

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04.03.2014 12:36, adderley

Yes, the first two photos of him as a child.

And to complete the overall picture-a female Euroctis producta at work:
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3/03/2014 Antananarivo

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05.03.2014 17:59, adderley

67. ?

I went to the local zoo with my guests. I've been there many times before. Lemurs, turtles, and crocodiles. In general, all sorts of garbage. And also in a pathetic performance.

But this time I found caterpillars. Roisterer. Length 4 cm. Now everyone is already pupated. And four in pairs (there were five of them in total). Photos of the pupae later - I don't want to disturb you.

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01/03/2014 Antananarivo

Any opinions on what kind of beast?

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08.03.2014 13:31, adderley

As especially for the women's holiday on March 8, I got a Vixen. That is, the hawk moth is a Shrew. It is also under No. 63 in the form of a caterpillar.

Euchloron megaera.
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So, in order:

1. One day before the start of pupation
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2. Immediately after. The size is impressive!
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3. 2 days before the release, it turned noticeably green. Back:
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4. Belly:

07/03/2014 Antananarivo

"Vixen — in ancient Greek mythology, the most terrible of the three Erinia, the goddesses of vengeance, the daughter of Erebus and Nyukta. The personification of envy and anger. She was depicted as a terrible woman with snakes for her hair, with bared teeth and a whip in her hands."

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08.03.2014 14:05, AGG

Bravo

beautiful beast!!!
only you have confused the pupa's back with its belly

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08.03.2014 14:11, adderley

Mercy, I'll fix it right now.

By the way, I expect the second Vixen to come out tonight. This one had a green caterpillar. Let's see how butterflies differ.

09.03.2014 21:24, adderley

And here is the "green" Euchloron megaera.

2. Caterpillar
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2. Last excrement
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3. Came out tonight as expected
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4. Hawkmoth-the most obedient models. They sit and don't move. Posing!
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09/03/2014 Antananarivo

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10.03.2014 8:29, AGG

2. Last excrement

a masterpiece

shit on the Forum is enough, but b. ch. with beetles, and here it is, and even megerovoe

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11.03.2014 20:42, vafdog

a masterpiece
shit on the Forum is enough, but b. ch. with beetles, and here it is, and even megerovoe

it may be strange, but I collect / do not throw away ka bags..shki of caterpillars from which I derive imago

13.03.2014 18:24, adderley

68. Anax imperator

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13/03/2014 Antananarivo

The wingspan is 12 cm.

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15.03.2014 11:40, Коллекционер

68. ?

The wingspan is 12 cm.

Anax sp.

This post was edited by adderley - 03/15/2014 23: 01

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16.03.2014 17:55, adderley

69. ?

I have two new tenants again. Miracles, that's all!

Found here on this green bush (in a pot that). I don't know the name of the tree.
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And the second caterpillar for some reason without a spike on the tail. Lost in an unequal battle?
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16/03/2014 Antananarivo

I look forward to your comments!

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16.03.2014 19:01, dim-va

I don't know which ones live in Madagascar, but they are Manduca or their closest relatives, butterflies do not have the brightest appearance, but a very long proboscis. In the pupa, it lags behind the body like the handle of a jug.
It seems that soon all the hawk moth birds of Madagascar will gather at Ilya's house, wondering what else to lay their eggs on.

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16.03.2014 19:35, adderley

It seems that soon all the hawk moth birds of Madagascar will gather at Ilya's house, wondering what else to lay their eggs on.

Thank you for your kind words!
I specifically started planting different plants, as the limit of "grape" hawkmoth apparently exhausted itself.
I'm waiting for someone to visit who will teach me how to straighten them (while they live in the freezer) - then I will show the full cycle.

ps. I read that they "pupate in the soil" - do you need to fill the container with earth?

This post was edited by adderley - 03/16/2014 19: 50

16.03.2014 20:11, vafdog

there is only one caterpillar without a horn, who knows what the thread is from and how often it occurs?

16.03.2014 21:01, dim-va

You can land a little, you can just sketch the foliage, it doesn't matter. The horn may be missing for various reasons. Badly faded. Or ill. Or someone chewed it off - pecked it off. Although this is not such a frequent occurrence. The development of the butterfly is not affected.
By the way, the caterpillars of this group (Manduca and relatives) are very fond of tobacco plants and nightshade plants in general, so you can also walk around the tobacco plantation at your leisure.

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16.03.2014 21:07, dim-va

Now I looked at the list, it turns out that there are no Manducas in Madagascar. Well, then from relatives-Coelonia most likely.
And on the sweet potato, another species lives, which is also found here ))))

16.03.2014 21:53, adderley

You can land a little, you can just sketch the foliage, it doesn't matter.

I poured two centimeters of wood shavings into the container. It seems to have calmed down, the leaves are bursting again.

18.03.2014 21:08, El Cazador

Ilya, I would advise you to make the soil deeper. Such 10-15 centimeters, some species are buried quite deep. Well, do not forget to moisten the soil/sawdust, just a little.

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19.03.2014 1:34, Kharkovbut

68: Probably Anax imperator. The female. There, however, there is still a similar endemic Anax tumorifer, but IMHO it is still a little different.

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19.03.2014 16:47, adderley

Ilya, I would advise you to make the soil deeper. Such 10-15 centimeters, some species are buried quite deep. Well, do not forget to moisten the soil/sawdust, just a little.

The hornless one started pupaing up yesterday. Laps 10 on the container screwed in a circle without stopping. Chas like calmed down.

I poured a little water - thanks for the tip.

Tonight I expect a massive "gypsy girl with an exit" number 67. I thought that yesterday they would appear - they turned very dark.

19.03.2014 17:15, Alexandr Zhakov

Tonight I expect a massive "gypsy girl with an exit" number 67. I thought that yesterday they would appear - they were very dark.

Waiting-p

19.03.2014 18:18, dim-va

The hornless one started pupaing up yesterday. Laps 10 on the container screwed in a circle without stopping. Chas like calmed down.

I poured a little water - thanks for the tip.

Tonight I expect a massive "gypsy girl with an exit" number 67. I thought that yesterday they would appear - they were very dark.

I would like to look at her pupa-so outwardly, she looks very much like an oleander caterpillar, but without eye spots on her chest. I wonder what will hatch.

20.03.2014 16:06, adderley

67. ?

Pupa and butterfly that came out of caterpillar No. 67

1. I will repeat it here, so that everything is in one place.
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2. I found 5 caterpillars in a local zoo. There were more of them, but first of all, I was in a hurry, and the staff started pestering me.
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3.I don't know the name of the bush they were feeding on. Characteristic feature: the caterpillars pupated in pairs in one leaf. At first I even thought that two of them had somehow managed to get away. But then I opened the paper and understood.
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4. A couple of hours before going out.
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5. Full face.
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6. Profile.
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20/03/2014 Antananarivo

I didn't find anything similar in Google maps for "sphingidae madagascar". So I'm waiting for your comments!

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20.03.2014 17:08, dim-va

Ilya,
I can't open this link here, maybe you will succeed, you never know where the blocking is -
Faune de Madagascar: VIII. Insectes: Lépidoptères Sphingidae by
P Griveaud here
all species are depicted, however, in bw

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20.03.2014 17:30, AGG

sorry the lower wings are not visible

20.03.2014 18:12, adderley

"Faune de Madagascar" by P Griveaud is a rare children's book.
I wonder what kind of print run it was published in, and is it really possible to find and buy it now?

20.03.2014 18:52, AGG

it's probably not realistic to buy it (prescription+small print run due to the specifics), but it should be online in theory. a lot of links, but it is not clear that they want

to try to move your pet so that the rear wings are visible, maybe D'Abrera will be able to identify it. Unfortunately, the Flora and Fauna library is not currently available - there is a D'Abrera on Hawkmoth

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20.03.2014 21:45, dim-va

You can buy, and it is quite inexpensive, 31 pounds - if you dial in google.de the name of the book, immediately pop up offers for sale. From there I took (((Only I didn't find a digitized version.

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20.03.2014 21:55, adderley

buy it probably is not realistic (prescription+small print run due to the specifics)

try to move your pet so that the rear wings are visible,

I need to look for a book, and I'll give my employees a task. If it was published in Madagascar, then there is a high probability that some copies are still here. So you can buy them.

Tomorrow they will be released (I hope) 2 more of the same hawk moth. So I will "force" them to pose in full. There wasn't enough time today.

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02.04.2014 23:05, adderley

70. Trigonodes hyppasia, (Cramer, 1779)

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02/04/2014 Antananarivo

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23.04.2014 15:31, adderley

71. Chopardempusa neglecta (Paulian, 1958)

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21/04/2014 60 kilometers north of Morondava. Kirindy National Park

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24.04.2014 17:49, adderley

72. Coelonia fulvinotata? Caterpillar No. 69

Started pupating on March 21 - finished on March 26
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A butterfly came out on April 24
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24/04/2014 Antananarivo

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25.04.2014 7:10, Dracus

71. Mantis from Kirindi National Park

The mantis is unrealistically cool! Chopardempusa neglecta (Paulian, 1958), only a few finds since the description. The photo shows a female, but the male is generally unknown.

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25.04.2014 10:21, adderley

73. ?

I found a "pupa"-a larva - in the Kirindi National Park. It was attached to a tree. At home, I started looking at it, and it moves - it vibrates very noticeably. A wasp?

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27.04.2014 14:34, adderley

I couldn't stand it, I picked up the sand dwelling in the photo above. There, to my surprise, I found a chrysalis:

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How does the caterpillar construct such a structure? It turns out that she weaves a sticky cocoon on the ground, rolls it in the sand, then drags it to a tree (1.90 m) and attaches it there. Then it climbs into the cocoon, becomes clogged and pupates? Miracles!

We'll wait for the butterfly.

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27.04.2014 15:02, Alexandr Zhakov

70. ?
02/04/2014 Antananarivo

Trigonodes hyppasia, (Cramer, 1779)

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