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Friday, February 3rd 2012, 11:26am

Troides rhadamantus, foodplants?

Hello everyone,

Does anyone know what species of plants I can feed the caterpillars of T. rhadamantus and what I can feed the grown butterfly?

Greetings Wessel Herrewijnen

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Friday, February 3rd 2012, 2:16pm

Apart from the obvious Aristolochia tagala larvae will take at least A. clematitis and A. macrophylla. As many Troides are widely distributed they will take most Aristolochiaceae and are not very picky about their host plants. So why would it not take also A. rotunda, A. longa, etc. etc?!? A. ringens may be a challenge to young larvae, but big larvae SHOULD be able to eat also this plant. :thumbup:

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Saturday, February 4th 2012, 12:38pm

Thanks, does anyone know what species of plants I can feed the butterflies?

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Saturday, February 4th 2012, 3:58pm

Butterflies can be fed on flowering plants, especially on nectar-rich species as Lantana, Hibiscus, Lavandula, Salvia, Digitalis, Verbena, Acacia and many others.

Greetings Jörg

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Saturday, February 4th 2012, 6:08pm

I know that, but are there some plants that are the best species for this butterflys?

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Sunday, February 5th 2012, 1:36am

Often birdwings are difficult to get to feed on flowers in a smaller cage, so if you dont want your specimens to die soon, I highly recommend you to hand feed them with a 10% sugar solution at least 2 times a day. They die from day to day if you dont, as they do require a lot of food as adult butterfly.