Students will be in awe of the beauty, elegance, and size of one of our most popular and unique saturniid moths, the luna moth. Riverside Native Trees and Nursery grows many of the tree and shrub species listed here so that you can provide the appropriate host plants in your landscape. Anyway, we hardly need a reason to feature Lunas.

The top of the aquarium is enclosed with a screen or insect netting.A live female Promethea moth can be seen in the bottom of this bag along with her eggs. Males are thought to mimic the pipevine swallowtail which birds generally find to be distasteful; so he can fly with impunity.

The picture at the above right shows an egg parasite.

After that time release her after dark to finish distributing her eggs. Overall length may exceed 8".Sweetgum*, Ash, Staghorn Sumac, Buttonbush, Walnut *=personal experienceIf your intention is to raise caterpillars and observe their life cycle you will need to provide them with protection from predators and parasites.

Regular netting or insect screening is not fine enough to exclude egg parasites.

Polyphemus Moth Caterpillars or Cocoons from $50.00 Florida Native Butterfly Species Chrysalis Sets $96.00 $72.00 SALE Pipevine Swallowtail Butterfly Caterpillars or Chrysalises from $50.00 Calling for most silk moth species occurs in the late afternoon and/or throughout the evening hours. Seal the bag so that it remains somewhat inflated with air.

The important point here is that Fall pupae MUST have sufficient cold in order to break diapause.

This type of life cycle has only three life stages including an egg,  a nymph, which looks like a miniature, wingless version of the adult and an adult stage.

Grasshoppers, mantids and walkingsticks have incomplete metamorphosis.Promethea moth eggs attached to a known hostplant. Note:  I can only send eggs to Ohio residents.

The consistency you’re striving for is this:   if you tightly squeeze a handful of mix just a few drops of water should appear. In the early morning check the cage to see if she is mating.

Attach the sock over the new leaves (inspect for predators first) and secure the drawstring(s).When moving larva to new leaves we find that is easiest to transfer the caterpillars by removing the leaf they are feeding on in the old sock and placing that leaf right into the new sock after it has been put over the new leaves.

See the information in the ‘mating’ paragraphs below for more information on using brown paper bags to get eggs.Male Promethea moth. Later stages disperse and feed throughout the tree.Mature Promethea caterpillar on sassafras. Butterfly Metamorphosis Kit - Common Buckeye Butterfly

It’s a bit small for large cecropia moths but promethea and lunas mate readily in this enclosure.

We have compiled pictures of the most common silk moths along with appropriate host plants to feed them.

During this time the pupae is relatively inactive. It will try to munch on anything so that it can get the vital nutrients it needs to grow bigger and faster.

Do not try this if you’re using a bucket to overwinter your pupae as the water will accumulate to a point the larva drown. Cover the bucket to prevent them from escaping and you’ll find that within a few hours they’ll be underground.
Uranidae / Day Flying Moths.


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When cold weather arrives we bring the tray(s) into the garage.Imperial Moth pupa.

Pour a layer of potting mix 4-6″ deep in the bucket and lightly wet it. Caterpillars instinctively crawl to the tips of branches to find the most nutritious leaves.Early stages of Promethea moth feed as a small colony on sassafras.A few caterpillars may be walking along the branches and they’ll need to be gently removed and placed in the sock. Hardware cloth (with 1/2″ X 1/2″ square holes) has large enough mesh to allow the moths to mate. If wing expansion does not occur within an hour or two after emergence the wings will “dry” like this and this moth will not be able to fly and thus mate.

It’s the beginning of the end for these moths. If you dig them up to look at them you’ll find that they are quite active and the abdomen moves in response to being handled. There are 180 real luna moth for sale on Etsy, and they cost $56.28 on average.

The Luna Moth also known as Actias luna is one of the most beutiful giant silk moths that can be found from Maine to Florida. With very few exceptions, caterpillars are not adapted to feed on anything except our native plants. Gulf Fritillary Butterfly Caterpillars or Chrysalises Silk moths that produce cocoons in the fall go through a period of diapause. In this age of way too many computer games we can all agree that it would do a kid good to be outside and take an interest in natural things. Leave the baggie in an area where it will not get damaged AND where you can see it several times a day to check for hatching.When you see the larva begin to hatch gently open the bag and place a few leaves into the baggie from the host plant you’ll be using.

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