Beiträge von Susan

maybe i missed it but mine would not lay at all until i added one leaf of mucuna pruriens or other sp which i got with some new morpho caterpillars. she laid on peanut too but not before i tricked her with the mucuna leaf. i haven't heard of other plants they are willing to lay on but would like to know also. had a couple last 2 months but failed to get mucuna to germinate from seeds and couldn't get the cutting i was hoping for. but i think the main reason for them failing to deposit is the type of host they want to lay on. When she smelled the mucuna leaf she started tapping with her front paws on the bottom she was standing on. indicating she wanted to lay.

Does Arachnis aulaea or sp need something special to pupate? they stopped eating a week or so ago and schrunk . they walk around at night. i added toilet rolls and bark. and gonna add some egg cartons today if i can find some. any tips? i don't want to lose them so close to the end. Thanx

(instars are incorrect. i thought they were L4 but they shed 9 times so i have no idea which one they are in the pictures)

try prunus laurcerasus for the winter for selene they take that too rothschildia species also and some africans like Gonimbrasia krucki

Thank you. if that works it will be the first species that actually take rhodo. ive tried with many species that were said to do well on it. but didn't. cut from different locations and young and older leaves.

as you see i had rhodo in the box too. but they did not touch it. even tore in the leafs to make it easier. they are very stubborn.

some others and i have tried trabala as well. try eucalyptus asap or rose. any other types i have tried and none taken. others had the same experience. Ricinus communis or wunderbaum works too. mine starved rather then starting to eat.

They have little spikes on their tubercels which might irritate a little when touched but only cuz they are like little needles. not because they have irritable substance comming from them. the hairs do not irritate either.

I have read this on Silkmoths and more: August 2014 and wonder if this is true cuz i have Salix Caprea right in the neighbourhood. and a side question. how do you get healthy plants without pesticides from example liquid ambar? all the trees i've seen so far are unreachable.

Normally they feed upon plants out the Vitaceae plant family, like Vitis (grape) and Parthenocissus (Virginia creeper). Probably the reason why they are not so often kept in captivity. These plants are not commonly available in Europe. However, what is less known is that many Loepa species can be bred on Salix (willow) without any problem.

thank you so amazing they change like that. i have an off topic question. and since i don't know where to post it i see no off topic area to post i ask it here.

what does this mean? Paypal friends & family or add 5% in advance? if i want to order i want to do it right.

@ Klaas i know! i would love to go there or basicaly anywhere i go i can't resist to look at the foilage and check if i see damaged leafs and check what kind i find. i did that since i was young driving my mother crazy haha cuz i took everything home, not just caterpillars also frogs and salamanders, bugs in general .. go play with your barbies.. no mom.. that's boring

also captured in Quebec Canada in october

Awesome definately one to try but first i am awaiting Actias selene ningpoana just ordered them! first try

is this real or photoshopped? do they really get the purple color too? i also saw bright fuchsia pink on some. but only on pictures.. while most only show the turqoise blue color.