Unidentified Moth cat - Pompelon marginata (ZYGAENIDAE)

[Green Baron]

Rosalind found this cat at AH a few days back and asked me what it is.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v257/greenbaron/Butterfly/AlexandraHospital/2004-11/Cinnamon-cat-IMG_4523.jpg

It looks to like a Lycaenidae cat. Today I saw 2 similar cats again at AH, feeding on Cinnamon leaves. It is definitely not Common Imperial. Wonder which butterfly is this :hmmm: .

[Common Rose]

so did u ... ;-)

[Tze Siong]

Hi Gan,

Reared this cat few years ago. It belongs to a Day-flying moth with black and metallic blue wing colour,resembling the Striped Blue Crow. Can't remember the name as no moth-reference with me.

TS

[Commander]

Hi Gan,

Reared this cat few years ago. It belongs to a Day-flying moth with black and metallic blue wing colour,resembling the Striped Blue Crow. Can't remember the name as no moth-reference with me.

TS

The red-bodied one?

[Tze Siong]

Hi Khew, I think that is the one.

TS

[Common Rose]

This one?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v493/lepi/misc/4437.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v493/lepi/misc/4438.jpg

[Green Baron]

Hi Gan,

Reared this cat few years ago. It belongs to a Day-flying moth with black and metallic blue wing colour,resembling the Striped Blue Crow. Can't remember the name as no moth-reference with me.

TSI see. Not sure if I should be happy or sad. Happy that I finally know how the cat of this lovely moth looks like. Sad that this is not an unidentified Lycaenid.

Does it spins its cocoon on the leaf ?

[Tze Siong]

I think it does spin a cocoon on leaves.

TS

[Green Baron]

The cat was parasited :cry:

Anyway the name of the moth is Pompelon marginata from the ZYGAENIDAE (Burnet Moths) family

[Rustic]

The cat was parasited :cry:

Anyway the name of the moth is Pompelon marginata from the ZYGAENIDAE (Burnet Moths) family

How do one check if the caterpillar has been parasited? :-)

[Commander]

How do one check if the caterpillar has been parasited? :-)

One of the symptoms - it just turns black and dies. ;P

[Green Baron]

How do one check if the caterpillar has been parasited? :-)Usually you will find white or brown colour cocoons/pupae sticking onto the body or on the 'ground' and the caterpillar turning black and smelly :prrr:

[Rustic]

What's the last picture? a bundle of cocoons residing inside a caterpillar body? the picture is abit too small. ;P

PS: 20 more species to clear.

[Green Baron]

What's the last picture? a bundle of cocoons residing inside a caterpillar body? the picture is abit too small. ;P
These are cocoons that came out from the cat. The cat has fallen off the leaf.

[Green Baron]

Finally managed to breed the cat till pupation.

- Pupa inside the cocoon
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v257/greenbaron/Butterfly/lifehistory/Moth/Pompelon%20marginata/Pupa-1.jpg

- Just emerged. Notice part of the pupa case is outside the cocoon.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v257/greenbaron/Butterfly/lifehistory/Moth/Pompelon%20marginata/Pompelon-marginata-IMG_8504.jpg