My Luna Moths

[ABbuggin]

The one pictured is a female. The liquid released is just their waste from the past 3 weeks or so in pupation. When they mate you will know it because they will be connected for 8 hours or more.

 

[Katnapper]

The one pictured is a female. The liquid released is just their waste from the past 3 weeks or so in pupation. When they mate you will know it because they will be connected for 8 hours or more.

Ahhhh.... thanks!!

 

[agent A]

I have 11 cocoons now!!! :lol:

 

[ABbuggin]

I have eggs now. About 100.

 

[agent A]

I had 1 case of NUCLEAR POLYHEDROSIS VIRUS!!

 

[agent A]

Now I have 12 cocoons! 1 caterpillar died of nuclear polyhedrosis virus. to learn about this disease, read my topic on it in the other discussion section.

 

[agent A]

will caterpillars eat grey birch? is it grey or gray? I don't remember the spelling of that color.

 

[ABbuggin]

Now I have 12 cocoons! 1 caterpillar died of nuclear polyhedrosis virus. to learn about this disease, read my topic on it in the other discussion section.

Hmm, how are you keeping them? I've raised at least 300-400 caterpillars of 3-4 species over the last 2 years or so, and I've never had an infection.

 

[d17oug18]

one hatched today and it scared the ###### of out my girlfriend lol, there so pretty, these are my new favorite, AB when mine have alot of eggs and you get alot of over sale ill help with your selling with my eggs lol i dont want 150 cattepillars lol

 

[agent A]

lol i dont want 150 cattepillars lol

I do!

 

[agent A]

I have 14 cocoons!!! :lol: B)

 

[d17oug18]

a male and female hatched yesterday and this morning there already mating lol those horny fiends lol i still have 3 more cocoons to hatch and THEY are probably going to mate.... oh god i dont know what im going to do with all these little eggs.

 

[ABbuggin]

Lol. Maybe you can feed them to your mantids?

 

[Katnapper]

I've got 8 hatched now... 2 females, 6 males. Haven't witnessed mating yet, but haven't kept my eyes glued on them either. Looking at them in a group like that is truly beautiful!

 

[agent A]

my first brood of the year is coming to a close. got only 3 caterpillars left.

 

[mantidsaresweet]

Mine have still not emerged

I keep checking on them every few hours hoping they will be out :lol:

 

[ABbuggin]

^^ lol :lol:

They will more than likely hatch in the morning or in the evening.

 

[Katnapper]

Mine have still not emerged I keep checking on them every few hours hoping they will be out :lol:

 

[agent A]

I have only 1 caterpillar left!

 

[Katnapper]

I have only 1 caterpillar left!

Did you eat the other 2? :lol: