I’d recommend London Pupae Supplies or butterflypupae.com

Bartmantis

So interesting! Yeah, I am always careful to make sure no natives escape. In order to have a USDA permit I have to make sure nothing gets loose. What do you think would be the reason someone would want to release these? I know everywhere is different in terms of punishment, so I am not sure what it is like in Hungary.

Bartmantis

Have you heard any horror stories of people releasing non-natives?

Hello,

I could be wrong, but it doesn’t look like Caligula lindia. I think a hybrid could be possible. Either way, very cool find!

Regards,

Ethan

That’s crazy! I love spiders but I don’t like when all the spiderlings crawl out. Kind of glad it was a slime mold.

Hello Chris,

Thank you for your help. That is what I figured. Thanks for your help!

Regards,

Ethan

Hello Thomas,

I have also had trouble with feeding them. Your moth is using up its energy and like you said, on death’s door. I would not recommend maple syrup but I could be wrong. That sounds dangerous for Lepidoptera. You can bring a horse to water but you cannot make it drink. I would try unrolling it’s proboscis and literally force it to feed. I have had to do this with some butterflies. There isn’t much you can do but I hope this helps!

Cheers

Hello everyone,

Lately I have had some Charaxes but they have had odd behavior. I have had Charaxes castor and C. brutus. I’m sure a lot of you have had C. jaisuis. I’m sure those species are quite similar. My Charaxes always seem a tad lethargic, and refuse to move. I think they are fat and drunk from eating. They eat a lot, sometimes for a day or 2. Is this healthy? I think this is the reason but this might be a good thing. For anyone who has had Charaxes jaisuis, how long do they usually live?

Thanks!

Ethan

Hello,

Thank you for your help! I will get the cooler ASAP.

Hello Merlin,

Thank you for the information!

I had a thought. Would it be a good idea to put the pupae in a foam cooler with the humidifier and a heating pad? Are they ok with being in darkness?

Motte77

Thank you!

Kind regards

Merlin

Do you think the humidifier is too much?

Kind regards and thanks!

Motte77

Hello, the temperature varies a little. The highest it gets is 74- maybe 75. degrees. At night, it usually drops down to 68.

vneaga

Hello Thomas,

Most are neotropical. The ones that have died are- Hamadryas feronia, Biblis hyperia, M. ethusa, Consul fabius, Hypna clytemnestra, Caligo atreus, and a few others. The biggest problem are the tropical brushfoots Biblidae. (I hope I spelled that correctly).

Hello,

I have been really frustrated lately with my butterfly pupae. We ordered 38 tropical pupae a week ago and 12 have died already. I have only had 3 emerges and the rest have died. We have a humidifier right next to the cage. We also have a heat pad to keep the temperature up. Does anyone else raise tropical butterflies at their home during winter?

Thanks!

Ethan

Hello everyone,

Hopefully the year 2022 is better than 2021!

Kind Regards,

Ethan

Hello Dennis,

Thanks so much for this!

Anteos I new is closely related to Colias and Phoebis. Thanks for this information. I just thought it was interesting how these seemingly distant species look so similar.

Regards,

Ethan

Hello,

I have been working and studying with Pieridae for a while and I find them very interesting. I have had one big question for a while and I was wondering if any of you have worked with them and can answer this for me. Gonepteryx is a genus I’m sure anyone from Europe is familiar with. There is plenty of information on Gonepteryx that I could find.

Anteos is a different story. I can barely find any publications on this species other then the extreme basics like: host plant, range, and wing span. Im very curious about how are these 2 genus related. The adults of this species look very similar. They both have the English name “Angled Sulphur.” G. rhami and A. maerula both share the name “Brimstone.” Do these species share any relation other than being Sulphurs? Are there life stages similar?

Regards,

Ethan

I have also had both species- G. rhami and A. clorinde.

It does look like P. brevicauda but its tails are oddly long.

Thanks!

I’ll give them extra attention.

Hello,

I have 2 butterflies with split proboscis. They are pretty young but I’m worried they won’t form it. When is about 1 day old and the other is 4 hours. Can I still feed them? Also, how long does the fusing the proboscis take?

Thanks,

Ethan

Hello,

This Charaxes pupae had a black splotch forming on its head. Is that normal?

Thanks,

Ethan