It's spring in the USA too :)

[ABbuggin]

This is everything I took out of diapause from my little refrigerator:

Actias, luna (luna moth) pupae (small ones)

Citheronia, regalis (royal walnut moth) pupae

Stagmomantis, carolina (carolina mantis ooth) ooth

Tenodera, sinensis (chinesemantis ooths)

Arilus, cristatus (wheel bug) egg pod

The next month will be very exciting.

 

[hibiscusmile]

Hi abbuggin, dont forget to post some pics of them, I would love to have a walmut moth , any chance u got extra?

 

[ABbuggin]

Hi abbuggin, dont forget to post some pics of them, I would love to have a walmut moth , any chance u got extra?

I only have extra luna pupa ATM. I will be selling eggs when I mate the moths though.

 

[Katnapper]

Yes, would like to see pics when they all hatch! Do you expect the moths all to hatch at relatively the same time period for mating then (I'm guessing so, since you took them all out of diapause at the same time)?

 

[revmdn]

Wow.

 

[ABbuggin]

Yes, would like to see pics when they all hatch! Do you expect the moths all to hatch at relatively the same time period for mating then (I'm guessing so, since you took them all out of diapause at the same time)?

I will post pics when they hatch. They should all hatch somewhat together. Except for the royal walnut moth pupae, everything should hatch in 2-3 weeks or less. The royal walnut moth pupae will hatch in 2-3 months (this is when they hatch in the wild).

 

[Griever]

Do Actias luna require diapause? This is a species I would love to get my hands on, when you get eggs will you be placing classifieds here?

 

[ABbuggin]

Do Actias luna require diapause? This is a species I would love to get my hands on, when you get eggs will you be placing classifieds here?

I will be selling eggs (in the "others for sale" section).

Diapause depends on where you live and the time of year. In the southern states (like NC for example) they have 2 generations a year. There is no diapause needed for the first generation, but it is needed for the second generation. I just kept all my pupae in the fridge wrapped in lots of newspaper inside of a paper bag. I took them out once a month to mist them (so they didn't dry out).