Foxy Ladies!
Posted: Sat May 18, 2019 2:10 pm
Living in the hills with heather moorland around, a Fox Moth has always been a possibility although we've never trapped one previously. On Wednesday night we had a female in the Robinson - she was a seriously-sized moth, a most welcome antidote to those pesky micros! Last night we trapped four more ladies - apparently only the female comes to light.
What's more, three had laid their eggs on the cartons in the trap, and one continued to lay more eggs when placed in a pot. The eggs are on a similar scale to their parents - huge - resembling small olives.
If anyone wants to try rearing some of these eggs, let me know. You could be rewarded by some magnificent caterpillars, of the sort a hill walker will trip over, only to see it lope off into the heather with his packed lunch in its jaws!
Cheers, Julian
What's more, three had laid their eggs on the cartons in the trap, and one continued to lay more eggs when placed in a pot. The eggs are on a similar scale to their parents - huge - resembling small olives.
If anyone wants to try rearing some of these eggs, let me know. You could be rewarded by some magnificent caterpillars, of the sort a hill walker will trip over, only to see it lope off into the heather with his packed lunch in its jaws!
Cheers, Julian