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Butterfly bear Fat brown in the house

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Валериша, 07.04.2021 10:04

Good day to all! Please give me some advice on how to proceed. In early spring, a black fluffy caterpillar was picked up on the roadway, brought home, fed, and successfully pupated. Yesterday, the Fat brown bear butterfly came out. (Sort of). I poured a solution of honey, fruit, but I didn't see that I ate it. The butterfly is small, I can't conduct experiments with a needle and feeding, I'm afraid of damaging it. I think I read that these butterflies in the adult stage do not eat. What to do? Release early? I read about the refrigerator, maybe put it there until it gets warmer? I read the book butterflies in the home insectarium - it didn't help me.

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07.04.2021 10:57, Sergey Didenko

The fat brown bear, like most bears with the exception of callimorphine, does not eat in the imago stage. You can release it, but it is unlikely to find a pair for itself, usually this species flies to the Moscow Region on the second May holidays, and they live about two weeks. You can put it in the refrigerator until May, but I'm not sure it will last that long.

07.04.2021 11:17, Валериша

Thank you so much for your reply! And on the street, she can hide and fall into suspended animation, like in a refrigerator?

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