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
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
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