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Женя Жекко, 25.12.2021 18:55

Hello! On the street -20, a butterfly woke up in the apartment. Google says it's a turnip. Fed syrup from cotton wool (I managed to eat it), put it in a jar, putting water there, leaving the syrup and mashed banana. All on the advice of the Internet.

But this is a wintering species, and in general, she obviously woke up and flew out from somewhere – maybe it's better not to touch her, she will find a place for herself and fall asleep? What if he doesn't fall asleep, doesn't find food, or accidentally crushes something in the apartment?
Please tell me what is the best course of action? It's great if someone knows in a non-profane way, and then on the Internet, I feel that recommendations grow partly out of the desire to have a beautiful pet.
It is written that they live for about 3 weeks, I'm afraid to destroy them earlier.

P.S. If it is still a bank, then put it on the light or not?

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26.12.2021 12:13, Andrey Bezborodkin

Hello! On the street -20, a butterfly woke up in the apartment. Google says it's a turnip. Fed syrup from cotton wool (I managed to eat it), put it in a jar, putting water there, leaving the syrup and mashed banana. All on the advice of the Internet.

But this is a wintering species, and in general, she obviously woke up and flew out from somewhere – maybe it's better not to touch her, she will find a place for herself and fall asleep? What if he doesn't fall asleep, doesn't find food, or accidentally crushes something in the apartment?
Please tell me what is the best course of action? It's great if someone knows in a non-profane way, and then on the Internet, I feel that recommendations grow partly out of the desire to have a beautiful pet.
It is written that they live for about 3 weeks, I'm afraid to destroy them earlier.

P.S. If it is still a bank, then put it on the light or not?

Yes, here you do not need to be either a special expert or a layman. The turnip can only be hatched from the pupa when it is warm: it does not overwinter in the adult state, like peacock's eye or urticaria. It would have been easier with them: put them in a dark storeroom and they would have lived until spring, being in diapause. You've fed her, but what's next? If you really have a whitefly, it will not live long, especially in a jar: it needs to fly for life, and it needs greens, preferably cruciferous.

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