A brownish caterpillar, possibly Noctua pronuba, against a white and green piece of kitchen roll, behind piece of transparent acrylic which is distorting the image slightly.
Some of the first of this years specimens (victims) being reared, this Noctua pronuba (I think), has raced ahead of its cohort in size, no idea why? Here's hoping for something parasitic afoot. #lepidoptera #moths #hymenoptera #parasitica #ichenumon #wasps
A number of dark brown pupa or cocoons are placed in different partially transparent containers, some rectangular with a dark green lid, others glass tubes with a white lid. In the background there are various things including a bin, bicycle and net against a white wall.
Checking in on some of the overwintered pupa, hoping this year to manage at least one wasp instead of the present near 100% Lepidopteran or Diptera outcomes! Not that’s there anything wrong with Lepidoptera or Diptera, there just not wasps…. #hymenoptera #parasitica #ichenumon #wasp
