Posts tagged with: pupa

Ladybird Metamorphosis

October and insects are becoming more difficult to find. Sure enough, there are always the Red Admirals to be seen feasting on the abundant ivy but on the whole it seems that most creatures have taken to more secretive activities.... Read More

Angle Shades Emergence

On the 6th April (22 days after finding the pupa) the cocoon split and a beautiful Angle Shades moth (Phlogophora meticulosa) finally emerged. I was beginning to think that the pupa had died and that my daily breaths of moist... Read More

Moth Pupa

On 15th March, I found this wonderful moth pupa in my garden shed.   The case had a reflective waxy-like coating (not too dissimilar to a ladybird elytra) a good subject for which to experiment with stacking, studio flash and diffusion.... Read More