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  • Great summary, thanks!

    Despite the great images of IO the linked article comes with this mud pearl “[University of Arizona’s Large Binocular Telescope] With two primary mirrors measuring 8.4 m (~27.5 ft), it has a collecting area slightly greater than that of a 30-meter (98.4 ft) telescope.”







  • Francisco@mander.xyzOPtobugs@lemmy.worldCan you help me id this larvae
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    Thanks! Seems like handpicking the larvae on the first generation was not thorough enough. Now it’s a horde. Today it’s looking bleak for one of the 4 plants ':)

    The consumption of leaves is astonishing.

    On the positive, this has been a good science project for my 5 yo. Catching larvae and pupae, and watching the birthing moth.

    We’re not eating tomatoes (from these house plants anyway) but we’re having some fun.

    That Regal moth is awesome! The caterpillar too. And I think i’d surrender the tomatoe plants to them the first time I saw them around.






  • Google searches point to that one alone. And the photos do not suggest a lot of shape variability.

    But I’m not convinced because the ones I have (1) do not grow a ‘horn’, (2) the Nr of legs don’t seem to match: also they don’t grow as chubby and no line markings.

    Strongly on favour of your suggestion… the larvae my tomato plant has, they do glow under UV light.