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Thursday, December 29th 2011, 7:57pm

problems with Actias selene

hello,
I have a problem with Actias selene and I don't understand the cause(s).

The adults hatch normally, then stay immobile on their support for 24 hours, then start vibrating without ever flying, fall on the ground and continue vibrating there, often turning upside down, and die that way after a few days :S
It's the second time it happens in 3 months, and the eggs were coming from 2 different sources.
1 group was raised on liquidambar, and the other on photinia, without any loss of caterpillar.
temperature 18 to 22°C, HR 55 to 65%.

Has anyone encountered such issues, and what might be the cause?

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