... properly label a freshly emerged specimen?

cabintom Senior Aurelian "in the Depths of the Congo" Posts: 1,071 Country: D.R. Congo / Canada	... properly label a freshly emerged specimen? Sept 17, 2016 12:55:55 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by cabintom on Sept 17, 2016 12:55:55 GMT I have a moth that I collected as a larva that recently emerged. How do I label it? The date the caterpillar was collected? The date of emergence? What do I put down for locality? etc. etc.

deliasfanatic Moderator Posts: 1,146	... properly label a freshly emerged specimen? Sept 17, 2016 13:13:43 GMT cabintom likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by deliasfanatic on Sept 17, 2016 13:13:43 GMT I'd label it "ex larva" plus dates of collection and emergence; locality where collected.

Paul K Master Aurelian Posts: 1,573 Country: Canada, Thailand	... properly label a freshly emerged specimen? Sept 17, 2016 15:00:21 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Paul K on Sept 17, 2016 15:00:21 GMT I do same as Denny, except I don't include collecting date.