Hello,
when breeding Saturniidae (that´s my only experience) it almost always helps to put the hatchlings in the dark. Maybe it works also for your species.
Thomas
Hello, many caterpillars walk several hours before settling in and feeding.
They sometimes start after 24 hours. In any case, for the saturnidae I raise, but not all.
If they are in close contact with the plant, we have to wait. I let the specialists of this species intervene.
I think this period is necessary for dispersal into nature.
See you soon and good breeding.
Hello,
D. julia doesn't disperse at early stages. The newly hatched cats stay on the same leave and start to make them "home" by eating away the leave from the top and the margins. So they the midrib of the leave persists for the caterpillar to sit on. So predators are avoided.
I would advice to take living food plants. Try any Decaloba e. g. P. sanguilenta or biflora, which is preferred to P. caerulea.
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