tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post7221338682819967045..comments2024-03-28T23:22:41.774-05:00Comments on TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee"): What's eating the mullein ? Solved - it's Paracorsia repandalisMinnesotastanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-51086464290384885262021-10-14T15:46:09.097-05:002021-10-14T15:46:09.097-05:00Mullein seeds are eaten by weevils: https://skeet...Mullein seeds are eaten by weevils: https://skeetmotis.blogspot.com/2019/07/munching-on-mullein.html Munching on mullein skeetmotishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17147893492750552535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-57107022232078763452021-10-14T15:29:35.239-05:002021-10-14T15:29:35.239-05:00My mullein seeds are eaten by the Mullein Seed-eat...My mullein seeds are eaten by the Mullein Seed-eating Weevil (Gymnetron tetrum): <a href="https://skeetmotis.blogspot.com/2019/07/munching-on-mullein.html" rel="nofollow">Munching on mullein</a> skeetmotishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17147893492750552535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-42155860483924892862021-10-14T09:28:03.405-05:002021-10-14T09:28:03.405-05:00Ahh, I was thinking of the mullein since it is a m...Ahh, I was thinking of the mullein since it is a member of the Scrophularieae family.maggie campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04465048481796322117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-48761814042466591352021-10-13T13:12:53.657-05:002021-10-13T13:12:53.657-05:00Are you sure it's not a baby Chestburster?Are you sure it's not a baby Chestburster? xoxoxoBrucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04512934465987061068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-9336150082925854072021-10-12T23:51:24.386-05:002021-10-12T23:51:24.386-05:00VERY nice link re mullein. Added to the post. Th...VERY nice link re mullein. Added to the post. Thanx, Crowboy.Minnesotastanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-83074073822578798522021-10-12T23:35:25.489-05:002021-10-12T23:35:25.489-05:00Hardly an answer but I found this interesting: htt...Hardly an answer but I found this interesting: https://uwm.edu/field-station/mullein-watching/Crowboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09615681320852482003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-64541519412373163232021-10-12T23:28:08.675-05:002021-10-12T23:28:08.675-05:00"Diaphania indica, D. hyalinata and D. n..."Diaphania indica, D. hyalinata and D. nitidalis are distributed in the tropical and subtropical regions of South America, Central America and the Caribbean, and in Florida, USA. Although D. hyalinata and D. nitidalis are unable to overwinter in states outside of Florida and, possibly also, Texas, transient populations are recorded spreading further north of Florida in spring and summer." I'd need to take a blanket out to this one on the screen porch if it were a Diaphania.'<br /><br />BUT... I think you nailed it with the suggestion of Paracorsia. Info added to the text. Thank you, Kniffler. Minnesotastanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-74416858527591745922021-10-12T23:22:27.691-05:002021-10-12T23:22:27.691-05:00That's the Elementary School Teacher article I...That's the Elementary School Teacher article I cited in the postMinnesotastanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-14612349859745841792021-10-12T23:21:34.991-05:002021-10-12T23:21:34.991-05:00Tenthredo scrophulariae lives in Belgium.Tenthredo scrophulariae lives in Belgium.Minnesotastanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-21794839579432010142021-10-12T23:07:35.141-05:002021-10-12T23:07:35.141-05:00Another European species.
https://en.wikipedia.or...Another European species.<br /><br />https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_swift_mothMinnesotastanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-54058907851937700182021-10-12T23:06:07.470-05:002021-10-12T23:06:07.470-05:00Maybe. If the moth flew here from Europe. (just ...Maybe. If the moth flew here from Europe. (just to clarify, I'm writing this blog from Wisconsin)Minnesotastanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-11659625626064889072021-10-12T19:53:04.637-05:002021-10-12T19:53:04.637-05:00iNaturalist says its a Diaphania moth, and it does...iNaturalist says its a Diaphania moth, and it does look a bit like a pickleworm (D. nitidalis larva). But the genus mostly eats squashes, cucumbers, etc.<br />https://planthealthportal.defra.gov.uk/assets/factsheets/diaphania-indica-nitidalis-hyalinata.pdf<br /><br />I am more inclined to guess it's non-native Paracorsia repandalis: <br />https://www.marylandbiodiversity.com/view/19618<br /><br />Paracorsia is in the same family Diaphania, and it's likely that iNaturalist's AI doesn't see it so much. The photos on that page, both the grub and the effect on the mullein, look very similar to your find.Knifflerhttp://eu.than.asianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-87897288233321816092021-10-12T19:40:26.937-05:002021-10-12T19:40:26.937-05:00https://www.jstor.org/stable/993347?seq=1#metadata...https://www.jstor.org/stable/993347?seq=1#metadata_info_tab_contentsZak Griefenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01527227814837060777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-10931519810276651092021-10-12T18:24:02.224-05:002021-10-12T18:24:02.224-05:00figwort sawfly larva?
https://www.projectnoah.org/...figwort sawfly larva?<br />https://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/7677640maggie campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04465048481796322117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-19850163946214946742021-10-12T17:29:36.964-05:002021-10-12T17:29:36.964-05:00Garden Swift Moth?
https://www.agefotostock.com/a...Garden Swift Moth?<br /><br />https://www.agefotostock.com/age/en/details-photo/garden-swift-moth-hepialus-lupulinus-caterpillar-feeding-on-underground-root/GWG-BEV3043smittypaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17712361944872467655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-6141576824094122902021-10-12T16:53:01.286-05:002021-10-12T16:53:01.286-05:00https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenthredo_scrophular...https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenthredo_scrophulariae ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com