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 Caterpillar on Gentiana?
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| ebbek |
Posted on 26-09-2016 19:12
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Member Location: SW Sweden, Halland Posts: 1447 Joined: 23.06.08 |
This caterpillar, around 10 mm, was found yesterday in a seed capsule of Gentiana pneumonanthe in south Sweden. What is it - a beetle or butterfly/moth? Krister ebbek attached the following image:  [83.6Kb] Edited by ebbek on 26-09-2016 19:18 |
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| Dmitry Gavryushin |
Posted on 28-09-2016 08:51
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 Member Location: Moscow region, Russia Posts: 3338 Joined: 17.10.05 |
Rather a beetle larva. |
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| empeejay |
Posted on 28-09-2016 14:00
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Member Location: Posts: 234 Joined: 15.05.06 |
It's certainly Lepidoptera and looks like Tortricidae. Endothenia species have been recorded feeding on this plant and other genera on unspecified Gentiana species. It would be worth trying to rear it through to the adult stage. Edited by empeejay on 28-09-2016 14:09 |
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| ebbek |
Posted on 28-09-2016 17:22
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Member Location: SW Sweden, Halland Posts: 1447 Joined: 23.06.08 |
Interesting - tortricid seems to be good choice! Thanks! I will see if I can find some more to rear. Krister |
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