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Register a new accountIt depends on which type of Parnassia you want to grow, the origin also plays a role, Asia or North America??? Many types of Asian Parnassia can be grown on Sedum telephium and Sedum album, but not all of them!!!
Greetings Matthias
I am interested to raise any Parnassius that will take Sedum telephium.
My light traps are just in my backyard, in North Carolina, USA.
I see A. luna frequently.
Hello Jacob,
I would first try to have them mate themselves and if that is unsuccessful, by hand mating. Where do you place your light traps?
Best regards
Emil
Hello, I have one female A. dulcinea cocoon left and no dulcinea males for it, but frequently encounter wild male luna at my light.
How would I go about pairing a female dulcinea and a male luna? Would they pair on their own or will handpairing be needed?
Regards,
Jacob Hoopes
Display MoreHello Jacob,
Try pairing your hands like you would with Attacus species etc. also does. Do you know how that works? If not, search on Actias. I'll look for a link from YouTube and then send it back here. The link is to the hand pairing of Attacus Atlas, but it should work just as well with your type of Genoa. If you don't know exactly how to do it, then it's better to look at Actias.
I hope I could help a little
Best regards
Emil
Ok this makes sense.
What time at night is best to handpair them? I tried early this morning because the female was calling, but it proved ineffective, as the males did not open their claspers at all. It was already somewhat light outside.
I have 1 Hyalophora gloveri female out, and 2 cecropia males.
I would like to try and breed them to create a hybrid. Last night I set them in a cage outside, and they did not pair naturally. How should I go about pairing them?
The female hatched yesterday, and the males 2 days ago (they have been in the fridge though), so I don't have very long to do this.
Hello,
I have a great interest in collecting specimens, and do so frequently.
I also keep live insects, in particular moths.
My specimen collection is sealed and airtight, but on occasion, pests get in and eat the specimens. I usually kill off the pests by putting the boxes in the freezer for a month or so, but I am wondering if there is a chemical way to kill these pests, and keep them from coming back?
Many of my living insects are stored in the same room as the specimens, so that adds an extra layer to it.
How can I keep the specimens safe while also keeping my living animals safe?
Regards,
Jacob
Is there an efficient way to get Catocala females to lay eggs faster? I struggle to keep them alive for as long as I need to, and so far have not been successful with any species in this genus.
Use a ventilated cage to start with. I've raised luna indoors in a large cage before, using sweet gum and all survived.
It's up to individuals, and I realize many people use plastic boxes for larva with success, but to me, it is an unatural
method. Perhaps if you need high humidity, that's one thing, but not for temperate species.
Frankly, I don't understand the box method at all, I use cages with cut branches in water, with the larva prevented
from drowning by what ever will work.
Good point. I mainly used the box method because it seems to work for other people, but the caterpillars don't start out in a box in the wild, and do just fine.
Alright. This is the 4th time I've tried rearing Actias luna, and it always goes really well until the middle of the 3rd instar. I notice that there is disease when it is too late. I am always just a few days off from putting them in the ventilated cage at the right time, but never exact, so they always end up dying. is there any way to predict the disease?
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Jacob
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