Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Clutch, possibly from a bug ?
Posted by Volkmar on 16-09-2025 19:46
#1
Good evening everyone,
I recently found this clutch of eggs on a thuja. I think it's from a bug.
Does anyone have any idea what species it could be?
Best regards, Volkmar
Data: Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia, D-59821 Arnsberg, 235 m, September 10, 2025.
Edited by Volkmar on 16-09-2025 19:48
Posted by eklans on 16-09-2025 20:06
#2
Lepidoptera, I think (Noctua?)
Posted by Volkmar on 17-09-2025 14:26
#3
I think you are right, should be Noctua pronuba ! https://www.mikroskopie-forum.de/index.php?topic=27131.0
Best Greeting,
Volkmar
Edited by Volkmar on 17-09-2025 14:27
Posted by Volkmar on 17-09-2025 16:19
#4
PS: what puzzles me is the fact that the eggs were laid on Thuja, but this plant isn't on the menu of pronuba; there's another species, Noctua comes, that feeds on it. That should be it.
Kind regards, Volkmar
Edited by Volkmar on 17-09-2025 18:27
Posted by eklans on 17-09-2025 17:37
#5
You mean
N. comes? Yes, that's a polyphagus one and could be the mother!
Posted by Volkmar on 17-09-2025 18:27
#6
Yes, of course, it should be "comes" :-), I'll correct it above. Thank you.
Best regards,
Volkmar
Edited by Volkmar on 17-09-2025 18:28