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December, 2003: Hawk moth caterpillar on Mint,
length about 7 cms,
SPHINGIDAE.
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2 :
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#1 again.
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3 :
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#1 once more.
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another view of #1.
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#1 yet again.
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This is one of three have found over two days in December 2003.
They have all been found on mint and are about 3.5cm long.
They tend to curl into a ball and
flick themselves sideways when alarmed.
Chrysodeixis argentifera,
NOCTUIDAE.
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November 2003: another caterpillar on Tomato,
length about 2 cms.
Perhaps
Helicoverpa armigera,
NOCTUIDAE.
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November 2003: tiny caterpillar in a Shallot flower.
There were around half a dozen of these tiny caterpillars in the same flower.
They were about 4-5mm long.
Perhaps
Helicoverpa armigera,
NOCTUIDAE.
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26 December 2003: some unidentified eggs on a dried grass stem
(possibly Paspalum). The cluster measures about 1 cm in length,
and each individual egg is about 1mm long.
They are shiny green, and appear to the naked eye to be circular,
but the enlarged photos show they have a type of
circular fringe at the non-adhered end.
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#9 once more, in close-up, two days later.
One can definitely see something inside (stripey somethings).
This image was taken with a Nikon PB-6 bellows fully extended
and a Nikon 200mm Medical Lens with its matching
1 diopter auxilliary lens - f45 @ 1/8 sec, no flash.
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#9 once again, hatched 31 Dec 2003, about 8.30 a.m.
The bugs are surrounding the egg cases.
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#9 once again, 10 January 2004
3rd instar.
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December 2003, Theretra latreillii,
SPHINGIDAE.
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December 2003, length 3cms. Found under a Gum Tree,
unknown mummified caterpillar.
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December 2003, length 4.5 cms., on Silver Beet,
Spodoptera litura,
dorsal view,
NOCTUIDAE.
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#16 again,
lateral view.
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#16 again,
head close-up.
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#16 again,
claspers and tail close-up.
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December 2003, on Cauliflower, length 2 cms.
Pieris rapae,
PIERIDAE.
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#19 again: December 2003, on Cauliflower, length 2 cms.
pupa of Pieris rapae,
PIERIDAE.
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#19 again: 4 January 2004,
adult butterfly just emerged,
Pieris rapae,
PIERIDAE.
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#19 again: 4 January 2004,
head close-up,
Pieris rapae,
PIERIDAE.
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4 January 2004,
unknown bug.
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23 January 2004 parasitic wasp.
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case of small moth caterpillar.
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January 2004, on Wandering Jew, length 1.2 cms.
Its camouflage was amazing, as it was lying along the spine of
the leaf. I wasn't even certain that it wasn't part of the
leaf until I looked at it under a magnifying glass.
It doesn't chew the leaf like most caterpillars I have
seen. It seems to graze the green away, and leave a fine netting
behind.
Hypena subvittalis ,
NOCTUIDAE.
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#26 pupa, 4 January 2004,
Hypena subvittalis ,
NOCTUIDAE.
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#26 4 January 2004 moth,
wingspan about 2 cms.
Hypena subvittalis ,
NOCTUIDAE.
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#26: 4 January 2004,
close-up of head of moth.
Hypena subvittalis ,
NOCTUIDAE.
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19 January 2004,
first instars, length 0.1 cm.
Crocidolomia pavonana,
CRAMBIDAE.
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#30: 25 January 2004,
early instars, length 1 cm.
Crocidolomia pavonana,
CRAMBIDAE.
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#30: 25 January 2004,
late instar dorsal view,
Crocidolomia pavonana,
CRAMBIDAE.
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#30: January 2004,
late instar lateral view,
Crocidolomia pavonana,
CRAMBIDAE.
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#30: 4 February 2004, female moth
Crocidolomia pavonana,
CRAMBIDAE.
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#30: female moth, underside
Crocidolomia pavonana,
CRAMBIDAE.
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#30: male moth,
Crocidolomia pavonana,
CRAMBIDAE.
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#30: male moth, underside
Crocidolomia pavonana,
CRAMBIDAE.
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larva of
Illeis galbula
COCCINELLIDAE.
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#38 pupa
Illeis galbula
COCCINELLIDAE.
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#38 adult
Illeis galbula
COCCINELLIDAE.
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December 2003,
eggs and larva of
Epilachna vigintioctopunctata
(28 Spot Ladybird)
COCCINELLIDAE.
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#41 adult
Epilachna vigintioctopunctata
(28 Spot Ladybird)
COCCINELLIDAE.
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pupa of Leaf Hopper
FLATIDAE, HOMOPTERA.
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#43 adult Leaf Hopper
probably
Siphanta acuta (Walker, 1851)
FLATIDAE, HOMOPTERA.
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February 2004,
January 2004,
cocoon and pupa,
Plutella xylostella,
PLUTELLIDAE.
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#45: February 2004,
adult moth,
Plutella xylostella,
PLUTELLIDAE.
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Most of these photos were taken with a Nikon D100
(digital camera), using a 70-300mm Nikkor lens,
a PN-11 extension tube and a ring flash.
The original images were captured as TIFF files at 300ppi,
and the 'full-size' pictures here are
low resolution versions of these.
The shutter speed used was 1/60 and aperture f32.
The flash output was adjusted to get correct exposure
from full output to 1/16 (typically 1/16).
Using Photoshop, the white point and black point in "Levels"
were adjusted to give full saturation and contrast.
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