C.Rayz's photos with the keyword: pupa

Not sure what this is, This was on buttercup I believe, reminds me of the little cocoons you see hanging from a thread. You can just see a bit of color in there.

These look similar to pupa I've seen on Burnet caterpillars, but not sure, maybe wasp? Thank you Rockwolf for getting me to the family of wasp!

Not sure what this will be, it was about 2 inches so a large moth or butterfly. Update: Thanks a million to the folks over at Back Garden Moths for the ID on this and especially to The Lepidopterist for all the helpful information as well as the ID. This is one of the most beautiful moths we have in the UK, for some examples of them click here

Found this chrysalis poking out of the very wet muddy path, where it was likely to be trampled. It was squirming and moving and appears to be fine, but we'd sure like to know what it is going to be. Update: Thanks a million to the folks over at Back Garden Moths for the ID on this and especially to The Lepidopterist for all the helpful information as well as the ID. This is one of the most beautiful moths we have in the UK, for some examples of them click here

Another pupa, this one has spun but hasn't turned white yet.

Spun up and safe, now waiting to emerge. We saw soo many of these pupae in the fields that I was able to get them in different stages.

Not sure which one, but considering We had no idea what we found Sawfly is narrowing it down alot..lol

Mullein Moth Pupa Full story Here These are really fantastic pupa, with that appendige (part of the antennae and wing tips I think), they of course are brilliant large fantastical looking moths as well.

Mullein Moth Cocoon Full story Here

I know all my contacts are dying to know whats happening with the McMulty family of 8 (Mullein moths) that I had eating my poor Buddleia to the knub..lol During the week of 6 June 2011, I went on a trip to Sandwich Bay, leaving instructions for my hubby on the care and watching of the various caterpillars I've got on the patio..lol I left him a pre prepared bug tub ready with dirt. Told him if they begin to wander around pop the two biggest ones you can find into the tub. Between the 9th & 12th they did just that, all began to scatter. He scooped up two and they immediately dug down into the dirt. So these are the two cocoons that were in my tub. 5 of them are scattered around hopefully having found suitable places to dig down and have a sleep. Sadly one of them didn't find the dirt in time and began making his change beside my watering can, popped him into some dirt but not sure how he will do. The two above have built little dirt cocoons which took about one week to get finished and then turn them selves into a pupal case inside. This is not a caterpillar to raise for the impatient, its going to be a long term relationship as they can stay in this state for up to at least 3 years!! I did read somewhere it could be upto 5, but 3 sounds more like it. In my research I found that there was a serious lack of photos of this stage, and of the pupa, so I did open one of the cocoons (quite typical actions when rearing moths, most people store them as pupa) just a small hole to get him out and photograph him, and placed him back inside. Hopefully some day I will have moths emerge in April-May :)

Mullein Moth Cocoon Full story Here

Found these two caterpillars on a pot of Needles I have on the patio, few weeks later here they were pupating.

Found these two caterpillars on a pot of Needles I have on the patio, few weeks later here they were pupating.

Found these two caterpillars on a pot of Needles I have on the patio, few weeks later here they were pupating.