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  • matronula January 18, 2026 at 11:29 PM

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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…
  • Siegfried1166 January 18, 2026 at 8:37 PM

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    Warum uberliegen dann die quercus aus Sizilien. Voriges Jahr sind nur 3 Falter geschlüpft. :grimacing_face:
  • Andreas January 18, 2026 at 6:42 PM

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    Selbst im Umfeld der Ostseeküste gibt es bei quercus keine Puppenüberwinterung.

    Da ist der Harz bereits tiefster Süden 😉.
  • BOB.3000 January 18, 2026 at 5:43 PM

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    Besten Dank!
    Dann schau ich mal, ob die beiden was werden
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    Harz ist "normal" - einfach bei Zimertemperatur liegen lassen - schlüpfen in 2-4 Wochen wahrscheinlich
  • BOB.3000 January 18, 2026 at 2:21 PM

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    Schon mal vielen Dank für die Antworten.

    Ich hatte ganz vergessen, dazu zu schreiben, dass die beiden hier aus Norddeutschland, genauer aus dem Harz, stammen.
    Ist der Fundort schon südlich genug?
    Falls zweifelhaft, könnte ich ja mal mein Glück versuchen…
  • Policeman January 17, 2026 at 8:35 PM

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    es kommt auf den Fundort an. Südliche Arten überwintern größtenteils als Raupe.

    Alpine und nordische brauchen meist 1 Jahr länger und überliegen oft als Puppe.

    Das heißt: südliche Arten - die Puppe warm stellen .......

    viel Spaß,

    dankbare Art, habe schon 2…
  • Siegfried1166 January 17, 2026 at 6:26 PM

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    Normalerweise überwintern die Raupen, es sei dem die Puppen uberliegen. Einfach liegen lassen. Bei Zimmertemperatur. LG Sven
  • BOB.3000 January 17, 2026 at 5:19 PM

    Posted the thread Überwinterung L. quercus-Kokons.
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    Hallo zusammen,

    ich habe mal eine kleine Frage zum Thema Überwinterung von L. quercus-Kokons.

    Zwei meiner Raupen hatte ich ohne Überwinterung in den letzten Monaten weitergezüchtet, da sie sich schon recht weit entwickelt hatten und ich gelesen hatte,…
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    Wasserwechsel gar nicht, nur bei Bedarf nachfüllen... Ist auch eine Frage der Größe um Schimmel zu vermeiden. Ansonsten ist auch nach 3 Wochen der größte Teil der Blätter noch grün. Da die Raupen das Zeug aber häufig schneller aufgefressen haben…

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