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Post by Fernando on Mar 21, 2011 8:55:54 GMT -8
I see. Thanks for the answer Bob.
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Post by Fernando on Mar 21, 2011 5:35:07 GMT -8
A question from an ignorant: can gynandromorph specimens mate?
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Post by Fernando on Mar 20, 2011 18:58:33 GMT -8
@bill: that's very good info, I didn't know that eggs were fertilized in the moment they were deposited.
As for your other question, I'm very sorry, I forgot to respond to it in my previous post; I tried rehydrating the pupae, but I don't know if I succeeded. There's one pupa that dried completely (lost weight and volume). The rest of the pupa lost volume, but not weight, so I don't know what to think. Anyway, there's still other 3 healthy-looking female pupae, so if this one isn't able to deposite fertile eggs, there's still a chance.
As for the pairing, don't worry, I already moved the moths from the wicker basket to an enclosure ("caterpillar castle"). I was using the wicker basket because the female didn't succeed attracting males when she was in the enclosure (I thought maybe the fine mesh didn't allow a good airflow).
Thanks again for your help.
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Post by Fernando on Mar 20, 2011 13:19:34 GMT -8
@bill: thanks for your reply. As for the injury, she must have made it herself somehow, as the container was totally closed. I really have no clue of how it could have happened. Anyway, I already trapped a male, which was attracted by her scent. I'll put them in an enclosure during the morning to see if they are able to pair. jeff: thanks for the tip, but I really wouldn't know how to do so. I prefer to see if they can pair by themselves.
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Post by Fernando on Mar 20, 2011 6:21:40 GMT -8
Dear people, I really need your help here. I left my recently emerged Polythysana cinerascens female outside in a wicker basket in order to attract wild males. After some hours, I came out to see her and for some reason her abdomen was torn apart, with some ova coming out of it (picture attached). However, she seems to be relatively fine and still calling. What are the chances (if any) that eggs that are still inside of her can be fertilized? I would really appreciate your help. Thanks in advance. Attachments:
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Post by Fernando on Feb 27, 2011 17:43:24 GMT -8
Thank you all, specially Bill for the elaborate reply.
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Post by Fernando on Feb 25, 2011 18:52:51 GMT -8
I see. Thanks for all the info, I really appreciate it
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Post by Fernando on Feb 25, 2011 11:34:06 GMT -8
Very nice moths! What about Bunaeopsis saffronica? I read about it on Bill Oehlke's site. It's not as beautiful as the ones you mentioned, but seems like it's extremely rare (only 5 known specimens around the world ). I wonder what makes all these species that difficult to find?
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Post by Fernando on Feb 25, 2011 8:15:38 GMT -8
Just out of curiosity, as I'm not a collector myself: what are the most expensive (or difficult to get) Saturniidae species?
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Post by Fernando on Feb 25, 2011 8:13:04 GMT -8
Veeery nice! Thanks for sharing it
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Post by Fernando on Feb 15, 2011 18:46:08 GMT -8
It looks like they are dried, but i have seen the same thing before with some luna pupae. The abdomen segments shred and were imobile while tickling . I had kept the humidity high but there was a heat spell. Never the less with very few loses most of them emerged but more than a year after. It looks like the same happened here also. What Bill suggested seems reasonable and you get to see also if they float in the water. Slight changes in their weight may have occured but if they re not light enough there is still hope. I would deffinately keep them just in case ps: maybe it s just a defence strategy to slow down the metabolism into extremes , nature does wonders!!! Hi Enyas! I hope it is something like the last thing you mentioned. It would be very sad to lose them.
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Post by Fernando on Feb 12, 2011 17:51:00 GMT -8
Thanks for all the info and the advices, Bill. I'll follow them all.
As for your question, I removed them from their cocoons only for taking the pictures.
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Post by Fernando on Feb 12, 2011 5:23:12 GMT -8
Well, the "red" ones do not respond to tickling and are partially/totally stiff; the ones with regular color are still pliant and respond to tickling. I always stored them in the shadows, never under direct sunlight. And yes, it is hot and dry out there, but the amount of water I put them with isn't enough to make the their environment too humid (besides, they are in an open container). Taking into account all the previous, I guess it is an illness If so, I only hope it doesn't spread to the healthy ones (which I have already separated from the supposedly ill ones).
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Post by Fernando on Feb 11, 2011 14:14:20 GMT -8
No one?
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