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Generic type lists of almost all so far described Saturniidae, Brahmaeidae as well as the Genus Urania and Sematura.

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  • Policeman January 19, 2026 at 3:39 PM

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    südliche Arten überliegen selten bis gar nicht. Wo liegt da die Gefahr. Trockenheit sind sie gewohnt.

    Nordische, alpine, sibirische .... Arten überliegen oft mehrere Jahre (Weißlinge, Saturnidae,..,).

    Da ist der Sommer und die Entwickungszeit, auch die…
  • Siegfried1166 January 19, 2026 at 1:14 PM

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    […]

    So sehe ich das auch, gib viele Arten die das so aus Sicherheit machen
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    Habe schon mindestens 30 Zuchten von L. quercus durchgeführt. Von den südlichsten Inseln,

    Alpen, Schweden, Mitteleuropa, Rußland, Balkan, Türkei, Kasachastan ....

    Habe noch nie meine Puppen besprüht. Hatte bisher nur alpine/nordische Überlieger.

    Es liegt…
  • Uwe Geulen January 19, 2026 at 9:20 AM

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    Das ist bei südlichen Tieren normal. Wenn alle gleichzeitig schlüpfen würden, wäre die Population bei widrigen Verhältnissen gefährdet…
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    Morgen Georg, danke für die schnelle Antwort, habe aber besprüht. Daran kann es nicht liegen. LG Sven
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    Hallo Siegfried,

    wenn Puppen überliegen, liegt das meines Erachtens daran, dass die "Rahmenbedingungen" für einen Schlupf im laufenden Jahr nicht passen. Meistens ist das wohl zu große Trockenheit im Gefäß, in dem sich die Puppen befinden. Deshalb…
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    Warum uberliegen dann die quercus aus Sizilien. Voriges Jahr sind nur 3 Falter geschlüpft. :grimacing_face:
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    Selbst im Umfeld der Ostseeküste gibt es bei quercus keine Puppenüberwinterung.

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  • BOB.3000 January 18, 2026 at 5:43 PM

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    Besten Dank!
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    Harz ist "normal" - einfach bei Zimertemperatur liegen lassen - schlüpfen in 2-4 Wochen wahrscheinlich

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