wings not folding correctly

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wuwu

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so far, i've raised the following to adulthood: h. coronatas, g. gongyloides, p. wahlbergii, s. lineola, c. humeralis, m. paykullii, and p. paradoxa.

both of my female c. humeralis' wings got messed up after it's final molt. yesterday, my female s. lineola's wings also got messed up after it's final molt. the wings don't fold correctly. what is causing all of this? all the other species i mentioned above had no such problems. i know it's not a low humidity issue because i made sure to spray a lot when i saw that they were ready to molt. maybe it's too high humidity? anyone else having this problem? so far, it's only been females. haven't had this problem with a male yet.

 
It happens to me every now and then. Generally isn't a problem other than appearance.

 
I agree with you on it looking bad. Just have to find that sweet spot with your humidity, temps, etc. It happend to me more often in the past but is rare now.

 

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