I think #19 is the great evening brown(Melanitis phedima).![]()
I think #19 is the great evening brown(Melanitis phedima).![]()
Aaron Soh
Good collections, SC.
I wonder which camera was used to capture these beautiful pictures.![]()
Chee Ming, Sum
Hi Soon Chye,
Your photo 27 almost certainly shows caterpillars of the Great Duffer, Discophora timora, not Common Duffer. In comparison, young larvae of the Common Duffer are banded black and white (http://nc.kl.edu.tw/bbs/showpost.php...0&postcount=38), while mature cats are patterned somewhat differently and have a dark head capsule (http://nc.kl.edu.tw/bbs/showpost.php...6&postcount=21).
Keith
Thanks all for yr kind comments![]()
Khew & Aaron, thanks for the ID.
CM, still my old Fujis2![]()
Keith, thanks for the ID correction of the Great Duffer caterpillar, and I've more confidence to ID #18 as Great Duffer as well.
Les, I don't enough have time to visit the park, I know it's just next door but running out of time + raining day, got to wait till next round![]()
Thanks for the info, Les.
Btw, I found this on the same plant as D. timora. I wonder whether it's a Common / Dark Evening Brown![]()
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Soon Chye,
Yes, your above caterpillar is either Melanitis phedima or M. leda – in my experience (I've reared both), it's nearly impossible to reliably tell the larvae apart by appearance alone. Nonetheless, a very knowledgeable Taiwanese lepidopterist told me several years ago during dinner that phedima cats have (typically) blackish head horns, while those of leda are (often) more reddish in color. However, despite repeated checking, I've been unable to independently substantiate his assertion.
Keith