Noctuidae (unidentified), (unidentified shuttle moths)


6 Jul 2006 at OSGR: SU56 in Berks, England

Record SummaryEggs on underside of Spinach leaf
Found asOvum
Date6 July 2006
Associated organismSpinacia oleracea
OS grid refOSGR: SU56
Lat/Lon51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W
Vice CountyBerks, VC no: 22
CountryEngland
Voucher6 Jul 2006[A]
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Notes:

The eggs were pale with a deep red spot around the micropyle and a similarly coloured ring at mid-radius. After a few days they darkened, presumably as the parasitoid larvae consumed the contents.

20 July 06: numerous Scelionid wasps (probably Telenomus sp.) emerged from the eggs

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