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During a mushroom foray (Basing Forest) someone found this. The eggs reminded me of those of the Vapourer moth Orgyia antiqua but seemed an excessive output for one small moth. On further thought,, only a flightless moth would lay all its eggs in one location, and not increase their survival chances by spreading them around the forest. So I think is must be this species, in which the female has only rudimentary wings.

With the subject and camera both hand-held, the plane of focus is not quite right.

Harold



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Oct 09, 2015 at 01:03 AM
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Lovely capture Harold.

Don't seem quite the same as ones I took a few years ago.
Brian V.




Oct 09, 2015 at 01:04 AM
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LordV wrote:
Lovely capture Harold.

Don't seem quite the same as ones I took a few years ago.
Brian V.

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1289/1302910303_f555de4dc5_z.jpg


Thanks, Brian.

Yes, their appearance is different from various images. In particular they are very dark, possibly because they are close to hatching.

I am certainly open to suggestions as to alternative species but I would be surprised if a winged species would do this.

harold



Oct 09, 2015 at 01:27 AM
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The eggs seem to look the same when near hatching
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Oct 09, 2015 at 02:02 AM
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LordV wrote:
The eggs seem to look the same when near hatching
Brian V.

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3178/2496696190_103f71c483_z.jpg


Brian,

Thanks for that.

An internet search before posting was unhelpful. I will run this past a Lepidopterist friend.

Harold



Oct 09, 2015 at 02:31 AM
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I have managed to find another possibility. Some geometrid moth females are wingless and lay their eggs in this close pattern. (The Vapourer is Lymantriidae).

Harold



Oct 09, 2015 at 03:47 AM
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Neat shots Harold and brian ~ Ron


Oct 09, 2015 at 07:14 AM
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surfnron wrote:
Neat shots Harold and brian ~ Ron


Thanks, Ron.

Harold



Oct 09, 2015 at 09:03 AM





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