We have discovered Anise Swallowtail (Papilio zelicaon) eggs on Italian parsley for the first time. - Alan, Brian
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The third installment of rearing notes for our Cabbage Whites (Pieris rapae). These were collected from various locations in egg or larval stages and reared indoors on various cultivated Brassica oleracea variations such as broccoli and kale. Rearing Notes July 2013: 7/31: 7/30: 7/29: 7/28: Cabbage White (Pieris rapae) Eclosing (4) 7/27: Cabbage White (Pieris rapae) Eclosing (2) Cabbage White (Pieris rapae) Expanding Wings (7)* *Shown in 16x speed Cabbage White (Pieris rapae) Eclosing (3)* *Shown in 4x speed 7/26: 7/25: 7/24: 7/23: 7/21: Cabbage White (Pieris rapae) Expanding Wings (6)* *Shown in 16x speed 7/7: Cabbage White (Pieris rapae) Eclosing (1) Cabbage White (Pieris rapae) Expanding Wings (5)* *Shown in 16x speed 7/6: 7/5: 7/3: Fifth Instar Cabbage White (Pieris rapae) Caterpillar Eating Broccoli (2) Fifth Instar Cabbage White (Pieris rapae) Caterpillar Eating Broccoli (3)* *Shown in 16x speed Cabbage White (Pieris rapae) Caterpillar Forming a Silk Girder (3)* *Shown in 16x speed 7/2: 7/1: Cabbage White (Pieris rapae) Pupating (6)* *Shown in 16x speed - Alan, Brian
Rearing notes for our fourth instar Luna caterpillars (Actias luna). These were originally obtained as eggs from an Alabama source and reared indoors on American Sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua) cuttings. Rearing Notes 7/20/13-7/27/13: 7/27: 7/26: 7/24: Fourth Instar Luna Moth (Actias luna) Caterpillar Eating Sweet Gum (3) Fourth Instar Luna Moth (Actias luna) Caterpillar Eating Sweet Gum (4)* *Shown in 16x speed 7/22: 7/21: Fourth Instar Luna Moth (Actias luna) Caterpillars Eating Sweet Gum (1) Fourth Instar Luna Moth (Actias luna) Caterpillars Eating Sweet Gum (2)* *Shown in 16x speed 7/20: Luna Moth (Actias luna) Caterpillar Molting to Fourth Instar* *Shown in 8x speed - Alan, Brian
Rearing notes for our Mexican Bush Katydids (Scuderria mexicana) that we found as nymphs of various instars in our front and backyards during the spring and summer of 2013. They were reared to adults in a glass fish aquarium with a homemade screen lid. Soil and live bean plants (Phaseolus) were added as the primarily food source but picked flowers were often put in to supplement their diet. All were eventually released back into the wild. Rearing Notes July 2013: 7/27: 7/2: - Alan. Brian
The fifth installment of rearing notes for our Indian Walking Stick nymphs (Carausius morosus), the offspring of four females we reared in 2012. They are being reared indoors on Camellia flowers (Camellia), Dahlia (Dahlia), and Romaine lettuce (Lactuca sativa). Rearing Notes 7/20/13: 7/20: - Alan, Brian
Rearing notes for our third instar Luna caterpillars (Actias luna). These were originally obtained as eggs from an Alabama source and reared indoors on American Sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua) cuttings. Rearing Notes 7/13/13-7/19/13: 7/19: 7/15: 7/14: 7/13: Luna Moth (Actias luna) Caterpillar Molting to Third Instar* *Shown in 16x speed Third Instar Luna Moth (Actias luna) Caterpillars Eating Sweet Gum (1) Third Instar Luna Moth (Actias luna) Caterpillars Eating Sweet Gum (2)* *Shown in 4x speed Third Instar Luna Moth (Actias luna) Caterpillars Eating Sweet Gum (3) - Alan, Brian
A few common insect sightings at Russian Gulch State Park after camping there for three days. During our three days stay at Russian Gulch state Park, we encountered a multitude of interesting insects. Due to the extreme abundance of stinging nettles (Urtica dioica) along the trails we frequently saw the two local nymphalids that utilize it: the Satyr comma (Polygonia satyrus) and the Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta). We also frequently heard loud Orthopteran chirping sounds so we went searching through the fields and found a green and brown katydid that we could not identify, though it looks like a type of shieldback katydid, possibly Neduba carinata. - Alan, Brian
Rearing notes for our second instar Luna caterpillars (Actias luna). These were originally obtained as eggs from an Alabama source and reared indoors on American Sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua) cuttings. Rearing Notes 7/8/13-7/12/13: 7/12: Second Instar Luna Moth (Actias luna) Caterpillar Eating Sweet Gum (3) 7/11: Second Instar Luna Moth (Actias luna) Caterpillars Eating Sweet Gum (1) Second Instar Luna Moth (Actias luna) Caterpillars Eating Sweet Gum (2)* *Shown in 16x speed 7/10: 7/9: 7/8: - Alan, Brian
Rearing notes for our first instar Luna caterpillars (Actias luna). These were originally obtained as eggs from an Alabama source and reared indoors on American Sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua) cuttings. Rearing Notes 7/3/13-7/7/13: 7/7: 7/6: 7/5: 7/4: 7/3: - Alan, Brian
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Timeline 2012–2017
Albany, California This timeline is a series of daily posts recording our observations on and experiences with various insects in Albany California and surrounding areas, from 2012-2017. Since we did not publish this site until 2016, posts before that were constructed retroactively. Starting in August 2017, we moved to Ithaca, New York; posts from there on can be viewed at Timeline 2017-present: Ithaca, New York. Archives (1,011)
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![]() ![]() Full Species List (Alphabetical by scientific name) Note: - Not every species we encounter is necessarily presented on this site, rather a selection of those that were of particular interest to us and that we felt were worth documenting. - We can't guarantee that all species have been identified accurately, particularly taxa we are not as familiar with. Lepidoptera Actias luna Adelpha californica Agraulis vanillae Allancastria cerisyi Antheraea mylitta Antheraea polyphemus Anthocharis sara Argema mimosae Attacus atlas Battus philenor hirsuta Bombyx mori Caligo atreus Callosamia promethea Coenonympha tullia california Citheronia regalis Cricula trifenestrata Danaus plexippus Eacles imperialis Erynnis tristis Estigmene acrea Eumorpha achemon Eupackardia calleta Furcula cinereoides Heliconius erato Heliconius hecale Heliconius sapho Heliconius sara Hyalophora cecropia Hyalophora columbia Hyalophora euryalus Hylephila phyleus Hyles lineata Junonia coenia Langia zenzeroides formosana Lophocampa maculata Manduca sexta Morpho peleides Nymphalis antiopa Orgyia vetusta Orthosia hibisci quenquefasciata Pachysphinx modesta Papilio cresphontes Papilio eurymedon Papilio glaucus Papilio machaon oregonius Papilio multicaudata Papilio polyxenes asterius Papilio rumiko Papilio rutulus Papilio zelicaon Phyciodes mylitta Phyciodes pulchella Pieris rapae Plejebus acmon Poanes melane Polites sabuleti Polygonia satyrus Pyrgus communis Rothschildia jacobaeae Samia cynthia advena Samia ricini Smerinthus cerisyi Smerinthus ophthalmica Strymon melinus Trichoplusia ni Uresephita reversalis Vanessa annabella Vanessa atalanta Vanessa cardui Unidentified Lepidoptera Hybrids Papilio glaucus × Papilio rutulus Papilio polyxenes asterius × Papilio zelicaon Orthoptera Melanoplus devastator Phaneroptera nana Pristoceuthophilus pacificus Scudderia mexicana Trimerotropis pallidipennis Phasmatodea Carausius morosus Phyllium giganteum Mantodea Mantis religiosa Phyllocrania paradoxa Hymenoptera Apis mellifera Bombus vosnesenskii Brachymeria ovata Linepithema humile Pediobius sp. Polistes dominula Xylocopa varipuncta Unidentified Diptera Lucilia sericata Unidentified Hemiptera Brochymena sp. Leptoglossus sp. Nezara viridula Odonata Argia vivida Libellula croceipennis Coleoptera Coccinella septempunctata Cycloneda polita Diabrotica undecimpunctata Hippodamia convergens Araneae (Class: Arachnida) Araneus diadematus Phidippus johnsoni |