LUNA MOTH!!!

[brancsikia339]

awesome! really excited for the lunas to come

Also, how do you find them? I've searched sweetgum (the favorite plant), hickory, walnut, and persimmon and STILL nothing

 

[agent A]

awesome! really excited for the lunas to come

Also, how do you find them? I've searched sweetgum (the favorite plant), hickory, walnut, and persimmon and STILL nothing

i had to buy eggs from peeps, i found they had hatched in the cage lol

the larvae in the wild live high up in trees, u will likely never find them

 

[agent A]

4th instar larva:

 

[agent A]

finally some 5th instarers!! i also have 3rd instarers :clap:

shed skin

who doesnt love this face :wub:

 

[OctoberRainne]

Love these moths,really awesome

 

[CoolMantid]

In the last picture u can see fangs!

 

[agent A]

found this big cat:

 

[CoolMantid]

WHOA!

 

[frogparty]

I have sweet gum all over the place, but no lunas.....just a shitload of indian walking sticks

 

[mantidsaresweet]

I have sweet gum all over the place, but no lunas.....just a shitload of indian walking sticks

Do those eat sweetgum?

 

[agent A]

Do those eat sweetgum?

yes

sweetgum hickory walnut birch sumac and a shitload of other stuff

 

[mantidsaresweet]

yes

sweetgum hickory walnut birch sumac and a shitload of other stuff

I was talking about the Indian Walking sticks lol. Were you?

 

[agent A]

I was talking about the Indian Walking sticks lol. Were you?

I wuz talkin abt lunas

 

[agent A]

2nd brood cats:

 

[agent A]

this girl unexpectedly eclosed yesterday, she is very small, i doubt she'll mate

 

[fleurdejoo]

Just beautiful.

 

[brancsikia339]

Nice! You gotta love lunas

 

[agent A]

Nice! You gotta love lunas

feel free to update on yours here, it's called "Luna moth" not "agent a's luna moths" so EVERYONE chip in

 

[brancsikia339]

Well, if you insist. My lunas are currently around 3rd or 4th instar. They're getting their colors and feeding on hickory, sumac, black walnut, and sweetgum. Some are red, and others are displaying a dark black spottage. It's really cool! Will try to upload pics later.

 

[Mime454]

Does anyone have a video of these guys molting? I didn't even know that catapilars did molt.