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  • Pa.blo_Aguilar December 4, 2025 at 5:51 PM

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  • McMatty December 4, 2025 at 10:45 AM

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  • Lepidopterix December 4, 2025 at 10:20 AM

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    Moin,

    es gibt einige Weidenarten (zB. Purpurweide), die die Blätter etwas länger behalten. Da L. populi an Weiden/Pappeln gebunden ist, gibt es leider keine alternative Nahrungspflanze. Ich denke, auch Kunstfutter wird nicht mehr funktionieren…
  • Andreas December 4, 2025 at 9:59 AM

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    Bis auf ganz wenige Ausnahmen (Euxoa zb unmittelbar vor dem Schlüpfen) feuchte ich Eier mitteleuropäischer Arten gar nicht an, auch nicht in der Überwinterung. Die stehen einfach in mit Zellstoff verschlossenen Filmdosen auf dem Balkon. Natürlich vor…
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    Bei den zwei Arten kommen eigentlich nur Tote eingefallene, weil unbefristete Eier von GötterBaumSpinner infrage.
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    Hallo zusammen. Ich habe immer noch Pappelschwärmerraupen. So langsam verlieren die Weiden ihre letzten Blätter. Gibt es eine alternative zum füttern? Besten Dank und Grüsse.
  • McMatty December 4, 2025 at 1:28 AM

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    Hallo! Ich bin neu in diesem Forum und auch ein Neuling, was exotische Schmetterlingszucht angeht (bisher hatte ich nur erfolgreich Einheimische, wie z.B. Tagpfauenaugen, gezüchtet. ) Vor wenigen Monaten habe ich mich an Exoten getraut…
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    In a week or three I have some 40 cocoons of attacus atlas butterflies. I raised them on ligustrum ovalifolium but that is pretty hard to come by in winter. So I would like to hibernate the cocoons over winter so they would come out around the end of…
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    Hallo Markus,

    werde mich demnächst mal bei ihm melden .

    Hallo Manfred, hattest zur Gattung natürlich Recht.

    Da sich bei der Bestimmung keiner gemeldet hat, gehe ich mal davon aus, daß es diese Art ist. Näheres werde ich dann bestimmt von Stefan erhalten:thumbs_up:
  • Siegfried1166 December 2, 2025 at 7:10 PM

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    Kommt sicherlich auch auf die Art drauf an, eine Art aus der Wüste kann man nicht mit einer Art aus dem Regenwald vergleichen. Bei heimischen Arten würde ich nur im Frühjahr kurz vor dem schlüpfen besprühen.

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