Hello to all Actias members.I would like to ask a question and if someone could answer me, I would be very grateful. Could you tell me butterflies whose caterpillars could reproduce successfully from the beginning to the end with hedera helix? because it is the most accessible plant where I live.Thank you.
Hedera helix
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several large attacine saturniids feed on plants in the Araliaceae including most races of Rothschildia orizaba and its former subspecies, Coscinoscera, several Attacus species and Samia.
In Africa, Bunaea, Nudaurelia and Holocerina are listed from plants in the Araliaceae.Whether they will feed on Hedera seems to be untested, but I certainly would try.
Plants like Cussonia (which several African saturniids feed on) seem very similar in odor and texture to Hedera. I was always surprised that so many breeders rely on Ligustrum during the winter, while Hedera which is evergreen and readily available, too, remains untried so far as I know.
Regards,
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Thank you very much Michael for the detailed information, it is very interesting.
Do you think then that the diet of hedera could be a good option for the winter breeding of attacus atlas?
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Thank you very much for your information, Eberhard.
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Hello,
Jurgen Vanhoudt has tested H. helix successfully with Bunaea alcinoe.
Thomas -
I appreciate your response, Thomas.
I am new to this forum and I am very grateful to all of you for your help. -
I would absolutely try Attacus on Hedera. There are no guarantees of success with any plant, and sometimes even previously successful plants do not work well at times for other reasons besides being an improper host. But Attacus eggs are not expensive and readily available. And you can always place most of your larvae on Ligustrum and only try a few on Hedera, if you are a bit timid of failure.
I, myself, will make a note to try a few Rothschildia species on Hedera next time I have eggs. I have seen with my own eyes enormous larvae of Rothschildia "orizaba" in the state of Chihuahua, Mexico feeding on Aralia humilis. This population is very difficult to rear to full size on the "usual" hosts in captivity, but it is really large and very beautiful. If it is successful, I will post images on Actias.de.
Hedera would be a very useful host for breeders in both Europe and North America.
Regards,
Michael
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