Saturnia centralis

Giacomoaksnes

Hi guys!

I'd like to know more about this species.

On google it's known that it's from China and Thailand.

[Blockierte Grafik: https://v3.boldsystems.org/index.php/TaxBrowser_Maps_CollectionSites?taxid=109533]

but there's nothing about their biology!

What do they eat in nature?

In captivity i heard about Weeping willow ( Salix babylonica) and american sweetgum ( Liquidambar styraciflua).

I also know from the buyer ( thanks again, Carl!) that we can keep at 5-13C the eggs in winter so we can prolungate the hatching time.

Do you know other tips? Or something about this species?

Thanks

Giacomo

Brunschi

Hi Giacamo,

I dont know more about biology as you ask for that species. But 2019 I bought some eggs and just a few hatched. I dident know much about the hostplant but they grow until L3 ok on Hawthorne (Crataegus )

Unfortunatly later they died I dont know the reason cause of the host or other problems. But if they will hatch befor sweetgum is available might be a try start with hawthorn which become leafs quite early in spring.

Maybe it helps.

Beste

André

Giacomoaksnes

thank you Andrè. Very kind!

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