Perisomena caecigena

Klaas

Hi everyone,

A few minutes ago one of my Perisomena males emerged from its pupa. I'd like to get a copula, but I have only one female and she's 2 days old, and she laid some unfertilized eggs already. Would it still be possible to let them mate succesfully this evening?

Regards, klaas

luke_93

For sure, sometimes even 5-6 days-old females mate with fresh males. 2 days is optimal, don't worry

Klaas

Thanks for your reply Lukasz. Unfortunately the female started dieing yesterday evening and this morning she was dead. :wacko:

Regards, Klaas

luke_93

What a pity... I think it happened by chance, Saturnids usually live much longer, especially female. Or it's a specificity of this moth that it lives for such a short period of time?...

Last year I reared A. atlas, I had 6 females and no atlas. One of them had lived for 19 days!

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