Keeping and breeding butterflies

Eno, thank you for your help! It turned out that I was too hasty with the conclusions. The butterfly thawed and spread its wings again.

Hello everyone I found the caterpillar Arctia festiva (Hebe the bear). And what to feed? Is she definitely a polyphage? Because I threw her some cereals, but she doesn't eat (maybe it's for now).

This post was edited by Wave Storm - 14.04.2016 23: 12

Hello everyone I found the caterpillar Arctia festiva (Hebe the bear). And what to feed? Is she definitely a polyphage? Because I threw her some cereals, but she doesn't eat (maybe this is for now.

In theory, she should soon be okulitsya . Feed: Dandelion, Plantain, Sorrel.

Is she definitely a polyphage? Because I threw her some cereals, but she doesn't eat (maybe this is for now.

A polyphage does not mean that it eats absolutely any plant. This species, in my opinion, does not eat cereals. You can give aster, clear-flowered, plantain.

I gave her a few dandelion leaves now, so she stupidly crawls around the perimeter at a fast pace. Probably really soon it will pupate.

Or shedding.

Hello everyone I found the caterpillar Arctia festiva (Hebe the bear). And what to feed? Is she definitely a polyphage? Because I threw her some cereals, but she doesn't eat (maybe it's for now).

I fed Geb dandelions and any young herbs. They especially liked the orange and orchid flowers))) And not only hebes are like that. Almost all arctiids eat the same way-tender young shoots, fleshy flowers (though not all in a row)

This post was edited by RedGrimm - 04/15/2016 12: 35

Or shed.

It won't shed any more. It's about to pupate.

She's running like crazy right now! Exactly what should pupate. But what's the point of running? It's wasting its energy.

This post was edited by Wave Storm - 04/15/2016 12: 54

She's running like crazy right now! Exactly what should pupate. But what's the point of running? It's wasting its energy.

For the first 2 days, after I brought the caterpillars home, these animals ran like a pack of wild horses. Then they began to eat more often and run less.

She's running like crazy right now! Exactly what should pupate. But what's the point of running? It's wasting its energy.

They are dispersed over the area from the place of hatching. There was no time to eat yet, and there was no point if they ate from the outside or from the inside. And those who have reached the finish line, they run away.

It won't shed any more. It's about to pupate.

Willy I have almost at this time molted (after wintering). Is Hebe very different? It seems that the phenological dates are indicated the same. Although Wave Storm will have a tighter edge, it may have already been faded before being caught.

Willy I have almost at this time molted (after wintering). Is Hebe very different? It seems that the phenological dates are indicated the same. Although Wave Storm will have a tighter edge, it may have already been faded before being caught.

Willyka molts after wintering, but Hebe does not.

The caterpillar was unlucky. I wove a cocoon, but still in my skin. And next to it, in her cocoon , are two small brown cocoons.

This post was edited by Wave Storm - 04/20/2016 14: 34

I have such a problem.Since autumn, I have been storing podaliriya pupae in the refrigerator.In winter, I tried pupae and got normal butterflies.About two weeks ago I took out another batch of pupae the development was going well before the exit the drawing of the wings was visible but ALL came out weak with undeveloped wings.What could be the reason?

I have such a problem.Since autumn, I have been storing podaliriya pupae in the refrigerator.In winter, I tried pupae and got normal butterflies.About two weeks ago I took out another batch of pupae the development was going well before the exit the drawing of the wings was visible but ALL came out weak with undeveloped wings.What could be the reason?

It is quite possible that they did not have enough nutrients during the caterpillar stage or there were failures in the cooling chamber, which could have disrupted the development of

The caterpillar was unlucky. I wove a cocoon, but still in my skin. And next to it, in her cocoon , are two small brown cocoons.

Well, why no luck? I have caterpillars, weaving a cocoon, pupated in a couple of days, and one-so generally stayed in the cocoon in the skin for almost a week!

Mini-report on the collected tracks of Arctia festival.
The training camp was held on 27.03.2016 near the village of Rezen, Moldova.

We got out with Sasha (Evelforester) to a dried meadow, where just on the way I collected 27 Hebe caterpillars, without deviating from the planned path. If I'd stayed there and poked around, I could have easily collected a hundred copies.
I brought it home and initially placed it in a container. Paper towel bedding (DO NOT PUT SANDSTONE ON IT, AS RECOMMENDED - This leads to mold formation, and mold is death for the caterpillar )
For a day and a half, this "herd" ran like crazy from corner to corner, then calmed down and began to actively eat.
They eat fast and a lot, so I was looking for something that they would eat and it grew not far from home. They eat almost everything: any tender greens and young shoots, orchids (flowers), forsythia flowers (adore).
They began to pupate as soon as I transplanted them into single cells - ordinary liter glass jars. Best of all, those who are constantly trying to escape-cover with something.
As soon as the caterpillar pupated , I gave it time to dry and put it in a common container on a layer of cotton wool (the newborn pupa is yellow, the dried one is dark chocolate). Not everyone made a cocoon for themselves.
* Some simply fell up on their paws and began to shrink. So don't be afraid to gently touch the caterpillar with a blade of grass or stick to check its vital positions
When all pupated (1 escaped and pupated under the bed) I put them in an aquarium lined with cotton wool and gauze. I also fixed strips of gauze on the walls so that the newborn butterflies would have a place to dry.
After a week and a half, the first 4 butterflies came out in 1 night. And every day there are 1-2 individuals. Quiet, calm creatures. Before you put them on the needle - you need to let them get stronger at least 2 nights. And who wants to release them to the world, then you need to wait about a week for them to start showing activity. And you need to release it in the same place where you caught it, because these butterflies are extremely local.
Total: 100% pupation (all alive)
85% have already been born and the remaining pupae are still alive.
At the moment, the ratio of males to females is 55% to 45%.
All beautiful and healthy butterflies)))

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Well, why no luck? I have caterpillars, weaving a cocoon, pupated in a couple of days, and one-so generally stayed in the cocoon in the skin for almost a week!

I wrote about small cocoons in the caterpillar's cocoon in the sense that they are parasites. Mukha-takhina, judging by the photo from the Internet.

P. S. Still hasn't pupated.

This post was edited by Wave Storm - 04/23/2016 23: 05

Not only tachins, but also sarcophagids can be found. Only cocoons in flies do not happen, there are puparia - exfoliated, but not discarded skin. If it is cocoons, cobwebs or other secretions, then these are riders.

This post was edited by ENO - 04/23/2016 23: 15

I wrote about small cocoons in the caterpillar's cocoon in the sense that they are parasites. Mukha-takhina, judging by the photo from the Internet.

P. S. Still hasn't pupated.

Exetastes illuor from the caterpillar Lacanobia oleracea


Winthemia speciosa/venusta из Scoliopteryx libatrix

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fu fu fu, there are also corpses))) it would be nice to create 2 themes on aktias: "lebend" and "getreknet". For the buyer of dried grass will never get into buying preimaginal products.

Friends, I need your advice!
A/ festiva started laying eggs shamelessly)
What should I do? What conditions should be recreated for better incubation?

Friends, I need your advice!
A/ festiva started laying eggs shamelessly)
What should I do? What conditions should be recreated for better incubation?

Do nothing. Wait for tracks to exit.

Buy wholesale pupae of tropical butterflies in Moscow or St. Petersburg. We need weekly deliveries.

If someone knows the coordinates of the suppliers, I would be grateful for the information provided

Thanks to the photo of Gennadich, I can say for sure that I had Winthemia speciosa/venusta, I released them.

How to feed Acherontia atropos at home? And that forage plants were easily accessible!

How to feed Acherontia atropos at home? And that forage plants were easily accessible!

Solanum tuberosum
Lycopersicon lycopersicum
Lycium barbarum
Atropa belladonna
Datura stramonium
http://lepidoptera.eu/show.php?ID=175&country=GB

Solanum tuberosum
Lycopersicon lycopersicum
Lycium barbarum
Atropa belladonna
Datura stramonium
http://lepidoptera.eu/show.php?ID=175&country=GB

Thanks! I know about these plants. By the way, I looked at the same link .
I just wanted to ask if there are any other plants that atropos feeds on?

This post was edited by Nick444444 - 09.05.2016 21: 26

Thanks! I know about these plants. By the way, I looked at the same link .
I just wanted to ask if there are any other plants that atropos feeds on?

Licorice, potato, datura, belladonna, tobacco, beetroot, jasmine, privet, ash, olive, prutnyak, oleander, hemp, apple, pear, elderberry.

If they really develop normally on privet, I would choose it from this list: it grows in large numbers everywhere (in the wild in forests and as hedges in the park economy), it does not wither for a long time, put in water, but most importantly-some bushes are evergreen, that is, in winter it should be specially grown on you don't have to. Although, on the other hand, you can also germinate potatoes completely, and this is her favorite food.

Share your experience! Endromis are on the way, but I don't know what kind of bedding they need for pupation. I read about wet moss somewhere, but I didn't find any other options.

Please help me! The pupa of the peacock-eyed malaya overwintered on the balcony and the butterfly does not want to come out of it. The same situation applies to the grass cocoonworm. What should I do?! Maybe the conditions are wrong?

The same situation applies to the grass cocoonworm. What should I do?! Maybe the conditions are wrong?

The butterfly's summer season in nature starts at the end of June, so we need to wait a little longer!

But the cocoonworm has not hatched for the second year.

But the cocoonworm has not hatched for the second year.

Do you check if the pupa has dried up?

I don't think so. Maybe it was necessary that she wintered in the refrigerator, where the temperature is constant?

Oh, no. Most likely dried up. Must there be a wet environment?