I looked up the information on how to determine the gender of the pupae, in this case of the attacus atlas, and I was wondering if somebody can confirm if I did this correctly.
Female (below)
Male (below)
Hello!
Yes, absolutely correct determination of the pupae gender.
Especially for Saturniidae, it is relatively easy to determinate the gender only by comparing the antennas. Male pupae usually have wider and more bushy antennas than the females. But this is just one possibility to determinate the gender.
Also the size of the pupae may be am indication for the sex. (Female pupae are usually larger/more massive than male pupae).
Best regards
Markus
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