Woolcarderbee

Liittynyt: helmi 27, 2014 Viimeksi aktiivinen: joulu 7, 2023 iNaturalist

Fall and Winter project -- Annotating Lepidoptera larva -- Currently working on Plusiine Looper Moths which should take at least several days. (or weeks if I get sidetracked) (11/17/23)
(12/03/23 -- update -- will probably take months.) Learning along the way so feel free to ask questions if you disagree with any of my suggested IDs or if you have questions.

Plusiinae larva - RG - US - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?page=2&place_id=1&project_id=lepidoptera-larva&quality_grade=research&taxon_id=122455

Trichoplusia ni - partial life cycle - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/61247207

Trichoplusia ni - https://lepiforum.org/wiki/page/Trichoplusia_ni#Lebendfotos-Ausgewachsene_Raupe

Trichoplusia ni - http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=8887

Trichoplusia ni - https://bugguide.net/node/view/24124/bgimage

Rachiplusia ou - https://bugguide.net/node/view/11593/bgimage

Rachiplusia ou - life cycle - https://bugguide.net/node/view/643364/bgimage

Abrostola urentis - https://bugguide.net/node/view/24501/bgimage

Abrostola ovalis - https://bugguide.net/node/view/68161/bgimage

Chrysodeixis includens - https://bugguide.net/node/view/7594/bgimage

Chrysodeixis includens - good closeups - https://bugguide.net/node/view/567468/bgimage

Allagrapha aerea - https://bugguide.net/node/view/7188/bgimage

Chrysanympha formosa - https://bugguide.net/node/view/2246373/bgimage

Diachrysia balluca - https://bugguide.net/node/view/25339/bgimage

Eosphoropteryx thyatyroides - https://bugguide.net/node/view/43241/bgimage

Exyra - https://bugguide.net/node/view/40429/bgimage

Pseudeva purpurigera - https://bugguide.net/node/view/200714/bgimage

Anagrapha falcifera - https://bugguide.net/node/view/40184/bgimage

Autographa - https://bugguide.net/node/view/7237/bgimage?from=0

Megalographa biloba - https://bugguide.net/node/view/28250/bgimage

Autoplusia - https://bugguide.net/node/view/596759/bgimage

Autoplusia egenoides - life cycle - https://bugguide.net/node/view/596772/bgimage

---- others misidentifed as Plusiinae larva

Plutella xylostella - https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/126765-Plutella-xylostella/browse_photos?term_id=1&term_value_id=6&layout=grid

Diaphania hyalinata - https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/151769-Diaphania-hyalinata

Orthosia - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?locale=en&place_id=1&project_id=lepidoptera-larva&quality_grade=research&taxon_id=176203

Note for Geometer larva.

Geometer moths may be easiest to identify in the larval stage, thanks to their unusual appearance. The caterpillars bear just two or three pairs of prolegs near their hind ends, instead of the five pairs found in most butterfly or moth larvae.

Plusiinae caterpillars can be identified by their common body characteristics - all have reduced prolegs (typically only three pairs rather than the usual five, though one genera has four pairs) with a gap before the rear prolegs.

Abrostola tripartita larva - four pairs - https://lepiforum.org/wiki/page/Abrostola_tripartita#Lebendfotos-Juengere_Raupenstadien

Caterpillar Morphology - https://wiki.bugwood.org/Archive:Caterpillars/Morphology

BugGuide Contributor
https://bugguide.net/user/view/6391

Reference links --

Lepidoptera Superfamilies - Guide - https://bugguide.net/node/view/57

Superfamily Gelechioidea - Twirler Moths and kin - https://bugguide.net/node/view/43909

Tortricid.net - http://www.tortricidae.com/default.asp

Unidentified microlep larva -- hints on identification - https://bugguide.net/node/view/891151

Wingless female moths - https://bugguide.net/node/view/1174869

Caterpillar Identification -- https://www.caterpillaridentification.org/

Lepidoptera eggs - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=any&project_id=lepidoptera-eggs&taxon_id=47157

Key to caterpillar ID -- https://mrec.ifas.ufl.edu/lso/entomol/ncstate/caterkey.htm

Unidentified immature Coleoptera -- https://bugguide.net/node/view/418162

Caterpillars - MPG - http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/LarvaeIndex.shtml

Owlet Caterpillars of Eastern North America - Excellent book but out of print. Information about online access -- https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt7s756

Lepidoptera - LepWiki - https://lepiforum.org/

Moths of Europe and East Africa - https://www.leps.it/

Butterflies and Moths - larva - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=1&project_id=lepidoptera-larva&taxon_id=47157

Butterflies and Moths larvae - RG only - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=1&project_id=lepidoptera-larva&quality_grade=research&taxon_id=47157

Noctuina larva - RG - USA - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?locale=en&place_id=1&project_id=lepidoptera-larva&quality_grade=research&taxon_id=320201

Casebearers - larva - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?locale=en&place_id=1&project_id=lepidoptera-larva&taxon_id=85704

Bucculatrix - pupa - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=any&project_id=moths-pupa-only-moths&taxon_id=173276

Butterflies and Moths - pupa - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=1&project_id=lepidoptera-pupa&taxon_id=47157

Catocala larva - RG -- https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?locale=en&page=10&place_id=any&project_id=lepidoptera-larva&quality_grade=research&taxon_id=83842

Oak Leafroller Moths -- https://blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/pinellasco/2010/04/19/oak-leafroller-and-leaftiers-caterpillars/

Flower Moths - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?locale=en&place_id=any&taxon_id=124020&view=species

Bucculatrix - pupa - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=any&project_id=moths-pupa-only-moths&taxon_id=173276

Bagworms, Clothes Moths and Allies - larva - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=1&project_id=lepidoptera-larva&taxon_id=61414

Household Casebearer - larva - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?locale=en&place_id=any&project_id=lepidoptera-larva&quality_grade=research&taxon_id=363376&verifiable=any

"Fern balls" -- https://bygl.osu.edu/node/1302

Octagonal Casemaker Moth
Homaledra octagonella - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?verifiable=true&taxon_id=538226&locale=en

Commonly Observed Moth Eggs -- https://www.inaturalist.org/posts/83021-commonly-observed-moth-eggs

Subfamily Cryptocephalinae - Case-bearing Leaf Beetles - unidentified immatures - https://bugguide.net/node/view/427537/bgimage?from=0

Commonly Observed Bug Eggs -- https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/eggs-egg-coverings-of-terrestrial-invertebrates/journal/82290

Arthropod Pathogenic Fungi -- https://bugguide.net/node/view/230781

Insect Destroyers -- https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=any&taxon_id=55115

Things mistaken for eggs -- https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/eggs-egg-coverings-of-terrestrial-invertebrates/journal/82165

Common Mummy Wasps - pupa - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?locale=en&place_id=1&project_id=pupae&taxon_id=250685

Copidosoma - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?verifiable=true&taxon_id=250287&locale=en

Meteorus pupae - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?locale=en&place_id=any&project_id=pupae&taxon_id=250222

Campopleginae pupae - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?locale=en&place_id=any&project_id=pupae&taxon_id=338596

Microgastrinae pupae - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?locale=en&place_id=any&project_id=pupae&taxon_id=244423

Euplectrus larvae - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?locale=en&place_id=any&project_id=insect-larvae-grubs-caterpillars-maggots-etc&taxon_id=250188

Hover Flies - larva - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=any&project_id=insect-larvae-grubs-caterpillars-maggots-etc&taxon_id=49995

Syrphini - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?locale=en&place_id=any&project_id=insect-larvae-grubs-caterpillars-maggots-etc&taxon_id=121991

Aphid Mummy Wasps - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=1&taxon_id=354557

Sawflies, Horntails and Wood Wasps - larva - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=1&project_id=insect-larvae-grubs-caterpillars-maggots-etc&taxon_id=84643

Sterictiphora - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?verifiable=true&taxon_id=495035&locale=en

Leafminers - Wisconsin - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=32&project_id=leafminers-of-north-america&verifiable=any&view=species

Hyperparasitoids - https://bugguide.net/node/view/2123257

https://bugguide.net/node/view/123431/bgpage
(note to myself) - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/182368718

Stereomita andropogonis - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/117376273

FUR - https://www.inaturalist.org/pages/responses#addid

How to Use iNaturalist's Search URLS -- https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/how-to-use-inaturalists-search-urls-wiki-part-1-of-2/63

Notes regarding Uroleucon and reason for moving to Genus level -- https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/140314772 (US)

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/170377622 (Canada)

Link multiple observations of same individual over time -- https://www.inaturalist.org/posts/29431-link-multiple-observations-of-same-individual-over-time

Stats
https://www.inaturalist.org/stats/2023/woolcarderbee

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