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13.09.2011 21:10, Pollame

I'm sorry, I probably could have found the answer to my question on the previous pages, but I didn't have the patience to read 22 pages so far.
Here's the question.
I have three pupae of Saturnia pavonia, small Peacock eyes, all have a different history, two were obtained from pupated caterpillars found, the other was simply found on the plant, all in different places. One is not in the Sverdlovsk region, but in the Chelyabinsk region in a contaminated area. As I understand it, pupae need to overwinter - what conditions should be made for them to overwinter faster?
And there is also one Harpy pupa, it is not quite clear which one(I can put a photo of the caterpillar), it was pulled out of the cocoon, but the cocoon was left (to check its viability).
What can I do to make a butterfly come out of it?
Thank you very much!

13.09.2011 23:18, okoem

and there was also a swallowtail caterpillar that was still black in the morning,but now it has brightened a lot,you can see a little green stripes.What does it mean?

So it is developing.

what are the signs of pupation?On the forum, I read that this is mobility and stopping food consumption.And what else, because the caterpillars are motionless, it's cold,and the experiments are always in the bank.How do I find out what kind of molt a caterpillar has had?

When it binds itself to the substrate with a silkworm, then it will pupate.
What kind of molt is determined by the size of the caterpillar.

my 3 caterpillars normally live in the bank,is it convenient for them to pupate here?

Comfortable.

I found something similar in the Net, my caterpillar is similar to Helicoverpa armigera, just it could crawl out of corn or tomatoes, experts will dispel my doubts ?

You identified it correctly.

This morning I discovered that my hawk moth's back was darkened. Is this something wrong?

This means that it has finished feeding and wants to pupate.

I poured my friend "Lilac Hawk Moth" into a bucket of earth, mixed it with leaves - she, the caterpillar, calmed down and buried herself inside! Went to pupa up? )))

Yes, that's right.

I'm sorry, I probably could have found the answer to my question on the previous pages, but I didn't have the patience to read 22 pages so far.

It's okay, there's no hurry, be patient and read, read... Winter is long.

Good day, please help me determine, Ukraine, Chernivtsi?

They look like a Hole. But in general, the caterpillars are defined in a different topic. And the feed plant must be specified.

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14.09.2011 21:38, Sergey Rybalkin

I'm sorry, I probably could have found the answer to my question on the previous pages, but I didn't have the patience to read 22 pages so far.
Here's the question.
I have three pupae of Saturnia pavonia, small Peacock eyes, all have a different history, two were obtained from pupated caterpillars found, the other was simply found on the plant, all in different places. One is not in the Sverdlovsk region, but in the Chelyabinsk region in a contaminated area. As I understand it, pupae need to overwinter - what conditions should be made for them to overwinter faster?
And there is also one Harpy pupa, it is not quite clear which one(I can put a photo of the caterpillar), it was pulled out of the cocoon, but the cocoon was left (to check its viability).
What can I do to make a butterfly come out of it?
Thank you very much!

I did this:
I kept it on the balcony, and after the new year I took it to the apartment, only first in the refrigerator for a few days, and then in room temperature, so that the temperature did not change very sharply. In January, butterflies flew out.

15.09.2011 7:23, Pollame

I did this:
I kept it on the balcony, and after the new year I took it to the apartment, only first in the refrigerator for a few days, and then in room temperature, so that the temperature did not change very sharply. In January, butterflies flew out.

Thank you very much! I'll do that!
I still have a pupa of the bedstraw hawk moth, his brother I have one flew out a long time ago, but he pupated earlier, if this one will spend the winter, then how best to put it? Into the Ground or what? And there is also a cocoon with a fragrant woodworm, they gave it to me, there is a twisted cocoon, but the previous owner said that he did not pupate but just sits there and if you shake it crawls out and comes back. Well, I didn't know how to shake. But I think-he also needs to spend the winter?