Argema mimosae breeding

    Hello everyone. I am trying to breed Argema mimosae moths. I have reared some eggs a long time ago with success but i never witnessed breeding of the adults. I have one adult male and 2 females. The females suddenly started laying eggs but i didn't see them mate. How long should a mate of this species last? Does anyone have experience with that? Thank you

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    I have had Actias maenas females lay ova without ever calling, so it probably happens to other species, especially

    exotics. In any event, if there is a question as to the moths having paired up, I save ova until they shrink up and

    then some.

    I missed seeing Actias dubernardi pair up, and I keep all my moths in the bedroom, I missed Agapema homogena

    pair up and the eggs started hatching over 3 weeks later.

    Missing seeing a copulation can be a problem if you want to sell ova, and sometimes foodplant can be a problem

    when you end up with 150 baby caterpillars.

    Your results may vary. Just because someone else had a particular experience, doesn't mean it will be that

    way for everyone.

    I have been told that mittrei ova take several weeks to hatch, I don't know about mimosae

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