Raising Luna Moths
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MissSherry
7 years agoKC Clark - Zone 2012-6a OH
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OT-Raised a Luna Moth. YAY!!
Comments (9)Nicole, That is so cool. You know the first two years I lived here, we had like an "infestation" of them. There were so many of them, that they were in the house. I didn't disturb them because they were so pretty (and I also looked them up on the Internet and found out they were harmless and short-lived). I haven't seen any since then-- which was about four years ago. I checked websites that track their presence and there were no reports for my area on them being here. So perhaps that was a fluke, those two years? Linda...See MoreMy last post
Comments (5)I grow spicebush now and have had butterfly bush in a previous house. The spicebush does fine, but you have to be patient with the butterfly bush. Mine died back to the snow line most years, or even back to ground level if we had little snow, but it sprouted from the roots and reached 8' or so each year. Here are my two spicebushes last fall while they were a mix of green and gold, one behind the pink hydrangea on the left side, and the other in the upper right corner. They are large shrubs, probably 8' tall and wide at 4 years old. From 2013...See MoreRegal Moth Caterpillars and Possible Viceroy Cats
Comments (13)The 'stick ups' are called scoli. I've never read anything that gives a reason for them being there, so I assume it's just to make the caterpillar appear ferocious so as to scare away predators. They're harmless to people, don't sting, and I've seen many pictures of people holding the late instar caterpillars in their hands, kids included. Each instar of this species is different from the others. The scoli are much taller in relation to overall body size in the early instars than they are in the later instars. In the later instars, their body gets thick, and the scoli point backward. There are many pictures of them on the internet, but I'll be posting pictures of each instar, since they're so unique. The adults are beautiful. Since they only have one flight per year, I won't see the adult moth until next year. I'll have to provide these with a bucket of leaves or paper towels for them to burrow into when they're ready to make their pupa. I'll keep them on the porch unless we have an extremely cold night (like the one last January) and then I'll bring them into my unheated guest room. I'm getting ahead of myself here, though. They're not the easiest ones to raise, so I don't want to jinx things by talking about their pupae just yet! :) Sherry...See MoreLuna Moth black death ?
Comments (3)When you don't know the cause, you cover all the bases and hope something works. I should have also mentioned to make sure to rinse the leaves well just in case someone new is reading this. Last year, when I was worried about my sweetgum leaves, I had a bucket of 10% bleach in my moth room. I'd bring in the branches, soak them for 15 minutes, and then thoroughly rinse....See MoreMissSherry
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