Inachis Io - Overwintering of Adults

    Hello,

    I would like to ask all od you about Overwintering of Adults of species Inachis Io.

    This Year I Tool catterpilars from two nests And I Have already release one generation back to nature.

    How ever, I would like to overwinter the second one. So I wanna ask you for your tips And advice on how to do it correctly.

    Thank You very much for your answers And advice

    Have a good day

    Nela Garguláková

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    Over wintering butterflies will probably only work if the butterflies are allowed to go in to hibernation naturally.

    I tried over wintering Nymphalis antiopa that were fairly freshly hatched, having raised them, I fed them and then

    put them in envelopes and stored them in the fridge, all expired. Later I was told by the seller that the butterflies need to

    go into hibernation naturally, how you could do that with captives might be difficult. If I tried it again, I'd use an outdoor cage and

    leave them there at least until it was cold enough to move them, better still, would be to leave them .

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