Get a Load of This!!!

[agent A]

kk peeps so i went to a garden convention yesterday (SOOOO FUN!!!!) and bought cocoons

well one luna cocoon was held up to the light and something was amiss

i proceeded to cut it open and i found this creature

 

[CoolMantid]

Is it alive? It looks like a Luna moth caterpillar that hasnt finished cocooning.

btw I took my Polyphemus moth cocoons inside for hatching a couple days ago. Cant wait for them to hatch

 

[agent A]

i dont think it's alive

it would've finished pupating long ago if it was

i have NO idea what caused this

and the proper term for the emergence of an adult insect from a pupa is eclosion

 

[CoolMantid]

i dont think it's alive

it would've finished pupating long ago if it was

i have NO idea what caused this

and the proper term for the emergence of an adult insect from a pupa is eclosion

Let me try again.

btw I took my Polyphemus Moth pupae inside for eclosion. I cant wait for them to eclose!!!

Was that better?

How long should they take to hatch at 80 degrees?

Last year I had 54 (Exactly) monarch coocons. 51 eclosed. (One deformed adult and 2 deformed pupae) They were just random. I had know Idea of what to do with them. I released many monarchs (51 total) everyday for a week! Boy, that was fun! I cant wait for summer. That is when the monrachs come back to my milkweed!!!

 

[agent A]

Let me try again.

btw I took my Polyphemus Moth pupae inside for eclosion. I cant wait for them to eclose!!!

Was that better?

How long should they take to eclose at 80 degrees?

good except for the last sentence

i edited it for ya! mine took about 18-21 days but these were not overwintered

i never kept overwintering poly cocoons, i got eggs last may but the whole second brood was an "all you can eat buffet" for tiger beetles

 

[CoolMantid]

I overwintered mine in my garage. Hope they hatch soon!