Another Broad-bordered Bee Hawk-moth larva

This time at Purdis Heath yesterday evening. I was collecting some foodplant to feed a couple of larvae I’m rearing at home when I spotted one on some leaves I’d picked. It’s still an early instar larva so I’d guess there’s still a window of opportunity for seeing further larvae.  They feed up quite quickly, I’ve had the ones I’m rearing less than two weeks and one is almost full grown.

Tony

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One Response to Another Broad-bordered Bee Hawk-moth larva

  1. Neil says:

    Two I’ve bred have already pupated, as you say very quickly in about 2 weeks. There may be the chance that the adults could emerge this year in August so worth keeping an eye on the pupae. An easy species to rear.

    Neil

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