Regal Moths

[Travis K]

Why exactly?
We already have Robin moths in culture here, their from the USA the last time i checked...

You want to risk having an alien species take hold in foreign ecosystems? haven't we seen enough of that?

 

[DITB]

take it to another thread where people can have a discussion about that Travis ..... don't hijack my thread
this thread was not started to educate people about ecological morality :wall:

 

[DITB]

oh and by the way....the caterpillars molted yesterday.....pics coming soon

 

[Travis K]

take it to another thread where people can have a discussion about that Travis ..... don't hijack my thread
this thread was not started to educate people about ecological morality :wall:

Thanks for stealing that term from me in #arachnochat;P

 

[DITB]

here they are at 10 days old.....i only have about 20 left.....and no bodies to show for deaths :?

 

[Travis K]

Come on Puppet, you can't get any better eye candy than that?

 

[DITB]

some have doubled in size in 1 day

 

[Travis K]

WOW, those are beautiful!:clap:

 

[zonbonzovi]

Stunners! If ya have any dead stock later on...

 

[Travis K]

Stunners! If ya have any dead stock later on...

I already tried, but Puppet is in lub wit them.

 

[DITB]

one has finally turn green

 

[ZephAmp]

Lucky! Mine are still brown. D:
(BUT HUGEEEE!!!)

 

[lunashimmer]

This is the coolest thread! I'm anxiously awaiting updates!!!

 

[DITB]

well with many complications with molting and possibly toxic food source i am down to only 2
ill post pics of the 2 i have left tonight

 

[ZergFront]

well with many complications with molting and possibly toxic food source i am down to only 2
ill post pics of the 2 i have left tonight

Aww, sorry to hear. I hope more get into breeding these fellas. I'd love to have them but I think non-native lycaenids are illegal. Either that or having live collections of these insects aren't as popular as arachnids.

 

[ZephAmp]

 

[Louise E. Rothstein]

Anyone who can drive across the northwest boundary of Columbus,Ohio
(and who would like to breed native silk moths)
might like to know that:

I could spare some young sumac trees if anyone feels able to dig for them.
And I could also spare OTHER young native trees-all free for the digging- because both birds and squirrels have been planting trees without regard to whether the new trees' locations are convenient for me OR for my friends: who could also spare a bonanza of young native trees for anyone who feels sufficiently enterprising to work for them.

Silk moths would love these.

Yours very truly,

Louise Esther Rothstein.
aka crystalfan2912@yahoo.com

 

[Louise E. Rothstein]

I never see live native silk moths...I believe that far too many people around here are "chemical crazy" to leave them alive.

I look at all these young native trees that native caterpillars could eat...if there wasn't all this spraying around here ...

-And I wonder whether the nearest saturniid fan lives close enough to
Columbus,Ohio to transplant some of these junior trees to a safer place?

Than too close to a private residence for the trees' own good...
-And too close to spraying neighbors to give any caterpillars a chance.

If somebody can help,please contact me at

crystalfan2912@yahoo.com

Yours very truly,

Louise E. Rothstein.

 

[VinceG]

Beautiful! They've grown a lot!