Keeping and breeding butterflies

Hello I found a swallowtail caterpillar yesterday tell me how to bring it out at home what it eats what weather it likes in general more about this caterpillar

Hello! What plant did you find it on?

I found it on a dill stalk

You can feed dill, parsley and dried carrots, in general umbrella. Well, once found on dill feed them.

For arxangel1997: Excerpt from (Yu. P. Korshunov. Mace-whiskered lepidoptera of Northern Asia. Moscow: Comradeship of Scientific Publications KMK, 2002, 424 p.)

Preimaginal phases of crustaceans: in the middle zone (Korshunov, 1961, etc.), various umbelliferous plants (Heracleum, Daucus, Anethum, Angelica, Chaerophilum, Peucedanum, Prangos, Foeniculum, Libanotis, Selinum, Thyselinum, Apium,Caram, Pimpinella, etc.); in other regions, Rutaceae (Dictamnus dasycarpus, Phellodendron amurensis — south of the Russian Far East (Graeser, 1888; Kurentsov, 1970, etc.), Haplophillum (rutaceae), Artemisia (compositae) - steppes, deserts, and highlands of Central Asia (Kreutzberg, 1984); birch: Alnus maximowiczii, A. japonica-South. Kuril Islands (Krivolutskaya, 1973). Legumes (Lotus corniculatus), buttercups (Ranunculus acris), rosaceae (Fragaria vesca), labia (Mentha longifolia), and onions (Allium schoenoprasum) were less frequently mentioned (Niculescu, 1961; Kreutzberg, 1984). Butterflies were repeatedly brought up (Yu. P. Korshunov) in cages, caterpillars were observed in the Priobsky landscapes, in the Altai and in the mountains of the East. Siberia. The caterpillar is velvety black when young, with a white figured spot on its back and short spines on red warts on the body outside of this spot. Red warts then turn orange, and with each molt gradually disappear, and the adult caterpillar does not leave any trace of them, their place is taken by flat orange-yellow spots. Under each such spot there are traces of a gland that apparently once secreted a protective fluid. Now there is only the gland behind the head, on the 1st thoracic segment-osmeterium in the form of a fork. It is orange-red in color. In case of danger, the caterpillar pushes out this fork, raises the front part of the body up and back, and an orange-yellow liquid with a very strong smell is released from the gland. This gland serves only in the first and middle ages of the caterpillar. In an adult, it loses all meaning, and the caterpillar does not put it forward in case of danger. This may also be due to the fact that the caterpillar stops feeding long before it pupates, so that the gland does not have the energy to secrete protective fluid. The adult caterpillar is pale greenish-white to green or bluish-green in color, with two black rings on each segment. On the broadest of these rings are 6 or 8 red, rarely yellow, spots. The 2nd ring is narrow, usually hidden in the folds between the segments. The swallowtail also has caterpillars that change little with age and retain their black color until pupation itself. In such osmeteria, it releases fluid in excess to the end. If you remove the gland (cut it off), you get a completely normal butterfly.
It has been observed that caterpillars willingly eat exuvia after molting, both their own and others'. A. G. Mikhailov did not observe any cases of cannibalism. I had to see such a picture once. Two caterpillars of swallowtail 18. VIII. 1976 were placed in a cage with a full set of umbrella feed before leaving for Novosibirsk from the ROC. Kolyvansky lake in Altai. After unpacking 22. VIII, it was found that almost all parts of the plants were eaten. One of the caterpillars had already attached itself for pupation, while the other was constantly moving in search of food. A day later, she began to eat the attached one and as a result increased in size by about one and a half times, but died a day later.
Pupation on the stems of a forage plant and nearby on grasses and shrubs. The color of the pupa depends on the color of the substrate-summer pupae are yellowish or green in small dark spots. Overwintering pupae are usually light brown with a blackish head tip, with rather thick horns on the head. The ventral side of the chest and the stripes on the sides are dark.

Sorry, I'm new, don't kick me too hard))

a neighbor "gave" a caterpillar, said he found it under a cherry tree. I got into the topic of identifying caterpillars, and there are already 44 pages, with my Internet I will watch them for a week ((
green, bold, with blue dots from which there are spikes and antennae. it is 6-7 cm long. It is as thick as a finger. similar to Actias selene, only my point with spikes is not yellow but blue. caught in Donetsk, Ukraine.

what to do with it then? I put her in a clear plastic container for the time being and filled her with cherry leaves. release does not roll, suddenly eat))
tell us pliz, or poke your nose at what to watch...
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Sorry, I'm new, don't kick me too hard))

a neighbor "gave" a caterpillar, said he found it under a cherry tree. I got into the topic of identifying caterpillars, and there are already 44 pages, with my Internet I will watch them for a week ((
green, bold, with blue dots from which there are spikes and antennae. it is 6-7 cm long. It is as thick as a finger. similar to Actias selene, only my point with spikes is not yellow but blue. caught in Donetsk, Ukraine.

what to do with it then? I put her in a clear plastic container for the time being and filled her with cherry leaves. release does not roll, suddenly eat))
tell us pliz, or poke your nose at what to watch...
you can reply there: vova_koptev@ukr.net

This is Saturnia pyri. Read at least here http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peacock-eye_grushevaya
In general, there is a lot of information about her on the Internet!

This post was edited by Dmitrich - 05.07.2011 20: 57

thank you, I found everything I was looking for)) butterfly suits, so I will leave the caterpillar))

Please help!I found a swallowtail caterpillar on dill only today.Please tell me how and what to feed her when she is about to become a pupa, does she like warm or cool places?Approximately how long will it pupate?Sorry for so many questions,this is just my first butterfly...

Sorry for so many questions,this is just my first butterfly...

Serve with dill and parsley. In general, try reading the forum. All your questions have already been answered.

how to pair butterflies?

The method of forced mating of diurnal butterflies is described here:
FRIEDRICH, E. (1975): Handbuch der Schmetterlingszucht. Europäische Arten. - Kosmos & Franck, Stuttgart.

sorry, but what is it? where to go? or is it necessary to enter it in the search engine?

I read on the forum that swallowtails are very fast at high temperatures.Approximately under what conditions???

The normal temperature in the cage is approximately 18-22 degrees.

Please tell us what the cage itself SHOULD consist of.?

That is, in the cage should be about 25-30 degrees?

Please tell us what the cage itself SHOULD consist of.?

Yes, the temperature is somewhere like that, you can do a little less.
First of all, you need to find out exactly what the caterpillar eats.
There are several types of cages.

The simplest one:

Sadok can be prepared from any sufficiently large jar, with a wide neck. You can cover the top with ordinary gauze. Put a sprig of forage plant there and change it every day. The plant must be dry, without dew. Occasionally spray with water in the cage. Before pupation, the caterpillar eats little and moves a lot, and the excrement becomes more liquid. And also in the cage you need to put a piece of bark or a twig, a stick, so that the butterfly can spread its wings after hatching.

Thank you very much!!!Apitaetsya it I have exclusively not purchased dill

And I have one more question for you:do the caterpillars sleep???

I can't say anything specific. They're probably just not as active as they are during the day. And some caterpillars come out at night to feed, and during the day you will not meet them.

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This is a book. You can try to find it in electronic form (if, of course, it exists in this form) on the Internet and download it, or in a library (perhaps there is one in Moscow in Leninka) or find it in a KL store (for example, in some online store) and buy it.

A. Ognev successfully bred Attacus Atlas right at home. They have one advantage (I think this is a plus) - imagos do not eat. Generally.

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Sailboats are easiest to handle. With nymphalids it is more difficult - you need a spacious cage.

Recently I found two caterpillars of the last age of the Linden Hawk Moth, running around in search of a place to pupate, one has already been pupated for 2 weeks, the second is still a caterpillar, in the ground now (I found it yesterday), what do you think-will they hatch? And what mb additional conditions to create.

I know that you shouldn't start with an imago,but there was a lucky chance.Swallowtail flew into the greenhouse with tomatoes.I caught him and I have a lot of questions.How to feed her(there is natural honey, and can I bring flowers from the dacha?).She plunged her legs into the water,I turned out her proboscis and she seemed to eat sugar and water for a couple of seconds.
How to find out if it's female or male.If a female,is there a chance that she will "Lay larvae" and what is needed for this.What determines the mobility of the butterfly, what will happen if it is put in the refrigerator for 10 minutes.Where can I find more butterflies?Tracks?Dill for some reason turned yellow and withered, and carrots grow normally, can look there, or it's too early.

Ow, will I get an answer?

Ow, will I get an answer?

You would have read the forum first, you see, half of the questions would have disappeared...

How to feed her(there is natural honey, and can I bring flowers from the dacha?).

Honey will do.

Help me, who is it???

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Good evening!
Today I found this miracle on the road! By its blue tail, I identified it as a linden hawk moth caterpillar. He refuses to eat the leaves. Did I understand correctly that she was already running to look for a place to pupate? Isn't it early - in the middle of July? I put it in a canister of earth and put lime leaves on top. Is everything right?

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Help me, who is it???

Caterpillar Catocala fraxini L.

Hello, I have 4 pupae of the daytime peacock eye butterfly at home, I read that temperature affects the color of the wings. Can you tell me how the colors will change with a decrease/increase in temperature., how many degrees do I need to change it?

where does the pupation of scoopworm caterpillars occur?

Yesterday I caught butterflies in a clearing.Babies are pigeons.I took a picture of the current brown one,I had it 1.All the others were blue.I really liked these butterflies.They don't fly off your hands,they eat well.How to distinguish who is a boy and who is a girl?Is there a chance that they will make a goose of me.Is there a chance that females will lay eggs?What plants are needed for this?
The second,larger,probably the most unpatronized butterflies in our region.Photo at the bottom.The same questions:How to distinguish who is a boy and who is a girl?Is there a chance that they will make a goose of me.Is there a chance that females will lay eggs?What plants are needed for this?, plus what does it mean if the belly of a butterfly rises the abdomen?What should I do to make them eat, and not pour to the window?

where does the pupation of scoopworm caterpillars occur?

What kind of scoops?

How to distinguish who is a boy and who is a girl?Is there a chance that they will make a goose of me.Is there a chance that females will lay eggs?What plants are needed for this?
The second,larger,probably the most unpatronized butterflies in our region.Photo at the bottom.The same questions:How to distinguish who is a boy and who is a girl?Is there a chance that they will make a goose of me.Is there a chance that females will lay eggs?What plants are needed for this?, plus what does it mean if the belly of a butterfly rises the abdomen?What should I do to make them eat, and not pour to the window?

"The female is brown, the male is blue.
"There is."
- Legumes, e.g. elm, alfalfa.
- The female has more black spots, they are better expressed.
"There is."
- Cabbage.
"That means it's a female and she's already mated."
- They don't eat - it means either they don't offer well, or they aren't hungry or they don't like the food.

Just a female brown, and then I caught a bunch of blue and current 1 brown, and where are they (brown more to find?

God, I wish I hadn't let my butterflies go.Is there any chance that I'll catch more?Tell me, when is it better to catch butterflies(at what time of day), in what weather?

This post was edited by Olleg12-17.07.2011 09: 46

Good evening!
Today I found this miracle on the road! By its blue tail, I identified it as a linden hawk moth caterpillar. He refuses to eat the leaves. Did I understand correctly that she was already running to look for a place to pupate? Isn't it early - in the middle of July? I put it in a canister of earth and put lime leaves on top. Is everything right?

That's right! It is ready for pupation

Help me, who is it???

Someone from the family's representatives. Cocoonworms-Lasiocampidae

This post was edited by Evgenich - 17.07.2011 10: 17

God, I wish I hadn't let my butterflies go.Is there any chance that I'll catch more?Tell me, when is it better to catch butterflies(at what time of day), in what weather?
Sorry for the impudence,but they don't answer me otherwise.

Just a female brown, and then I caught a bunch of blue and current 1 brown, and where are they (brown more to find?

Is there any chance that I'll catch more?Tell me, when is it better to catch butterflies(at what time of day), in what weather?

Is there any chance that I'll catch more?Tell me, when is it better to catch butterflies(at what time of day), in what weather?
I'm sorry for the impertinence,but they don't answer me any other way.

You don't ask specific questions (often very naive ones), and they are very difficult to answer.
1. Many pigeons have brown females, you have been told twice that this is a female, and you ask the question again. http://lepiforum.de/cgi-bin/lepiwiki.pl?Polyommatus_Icarus.
1.1. the same place where males fly. females fly out a few days later than males.
2. there is always a chance.
3. Butterflies are caught at all times of the day, in any weather (at a positive temperature).
If you are interested in specific types, you should ask a specific question.