Identification of larvae and pupae

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08.02.2018 22:02, vidjl

Hello, the 14th day as the caterpillar was buried, today I dug and here is such a view, I did not understand this cocoon from the ground do not touch? She will get out of it and how long to wait for the butterfly now?

Place the cocoon with the open side on the bottom of the jar, it should not have smooth walls, or at least lead two or three ribbons of cloth directly to the walls and wait. When the butterfly comes out, it will climb on them and spread its wings. If the jar is not wide, then cover the neck with gauze and intercept with an elastic band, so that if you forget about the butterfly, it does not fly away into the unknown.
The caterpillar cocoon was well molded, right on the appearance of a capital one, as if for a long wintering period. In general, wait.

09.02.2018 0:30, vidjl

Thank you for replying. But so here you can, I covered it with leaves, and just now I realized, cut off the sides of the box and fix the gauze with clips. The box is small. And I think it can be put in a cool place, and suddenly overwinter? And besides, do you need humidity? Maybe spray it on gauze?

Wow, you made her an apartment

I meant a cut-off five-liter jar from under the water, but this is also possible. Now it is unlikely to hibernate, the integrity of the cocoon is broken, and it would still come out. Once a week, you can spray a little on the gauze, but you don't need much.
It would be better to transfer it to a plastic container, cardboard draws moisture strongly.

This post was edited by vidjl-09.02.2018 00: 32

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12.02.2018 13:37, okoem

Thank you for replying. But so here you can, I covered it with leaves, and just now I realized, cut off the sides of the box and fix the gauze with clips. The box is small. And I think it can be put in a cool place, and suddenly overwinter? And besides, do you need humidity? Maybe spray it on gauze?

Yes. Everything is right.
There is no need to transfer it to plastic.
I keep the pupae in cardboard boxes or in pasty containers, but I always sand the plastic with the roughest sandpaper so that it is not smooth.
In your design, cardboard does not draw out moisture, but on the contrary, when spraying, it will take away excess, you can safely spray as much as you want. Plastic in this regard is noticeably worse.
In any case, the box must be covered with gauze, so that there is not the slightest gap left, otherwise the butterfly will find it and escape.
In a cool place, it does not overwinter, because this (wintering) is not due to the temperature, but to the type of butterfly and the development conditions of a particular caterpillar. Cool will just be released a couple of weeks later.