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Post by Fernando on Feb 2, 2012 5:52:37 GMT -8
Congrats m8 but wether or not they will produce viable ova is uncertain and if they are they might not fully develop to pupation. But then again you may be lucky. Im sure lve seen hofferri x calletta hybrid photos somewhere though.. Interesting experiment m8.. At least the eggs haven't collapsed yet, so I guess something is developing inside. Let's see what happens.
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Post by Fernando on Jan 22, 2012 16:02:53 GMT -8
Thanks africaone, actually, I understood pretty well your explanation, and it worked! ;D They are now pairing. I took some pictures (sorry about the poor quality, took them with my cellphone). Click on the pictures to see the larger versions: Now, let's see if the "magic" happens I'll keep you informed.
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Post by Fernando on Jan 22, 2012 12:08:26 GMT -8
evra: a friend of mine had success getting hybrids between E. calleta and Rothschildia hesperus, that's why I thought it could be possible to get hybrids with R. cincta. As for R. cincta pairing, I don't know if gerreronis subspecies is too different from R. cincta cincta, but in my case I've had no problems pairing them. I've had 3 or 4 chances to pair these, and all of them have been successful. I just put a male and a female in one of those jumbo-sized meshed enclosures during the night, and voilĂ ! Actually, I find E. calleta considerably more difficult to pair in captivity. ------ @clark: thanks for the video! That's exactly the way I tried to pair my specimens, but I didn't succeed.
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Post by Fernando on Jan 21, 2012 10:59:44 GMT -8
Hi to everyone,
Currently I have a male Rothschildia cincta gerreronis and a female Eupackardia calleta. I have no idea whether they are "compatible", but at least they are somewhat close relatives, so I want to hand-pair them and see if some nice hybrid comes up.
The question is: how can I hand-pair them? I watched some tutorials on YouTube and followed the directions, but they won't pair. Any recommendations?
Thanks in advance!
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Post by Fernando on Jan 16, 2012 5:33:54 GMT -8
may be a physical contraction / dilatation of the eggs that cause this jump due to how they are disposed and the place available. a kind of elastic effect released by energy accumulateded by the eggs shells when they are cramed by dilatation. That's a good theory! But, why haven't that happened to me (or even any of you) before?
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Post by Fernando on Jan 13, 2012 18:17:19 GMT -8
Dear Bill,
The caterpillars alreadu started to hatch; no parasits so far.
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Post by Fernando on Jan 10, 2012 3:54:15 GMT -8
I thought the same, but just like you, it never happened to me before.
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Post by Fernando on Jan 8, 2012 7:04:59 GMT -8
Anyone? The eggs stopped "jumping", but I'm still curious about what could cause so.
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Post by Fernando on Jan 4, 2012 19:25:49 GMT -8
Some of my specimens of Eupackardia calleta emerged some days ago, so I paired them and stored the fertile ova in one of those 7 day pill boxes (but I left it open, not closed). Today I was at the computer when I heard a very quiet noise. I looked at the pill box immediately after that and noticed that one of the eggs was outside of the box. I mean, several centimeters away of it. I took the egg, and put it back into the box. After a few minutes, I was coincidentally looking at the box and saw an egg literally JUMPING out of the box. A few seconds later, another one jumped out! Then I decided to close the box, and I still can hear them jumping inside now and then. So, the obvious question is: is this normal? This is a picture of the pillbox, so you can make yourselves an idea:
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Post by Fernando on Nov 22, 2011 14:31:13 GMT -8
Dear people, I brought some Automeris eggs from Mexico, but I didn't know whether they were A. oaxacensis' or A. tridens', as the larvae are very similar. Now an adult male emerged and looks more like a tridens to me, but I would like a second opinion (sorry for the bad quality picture, took it with my phone). Thanks in advance! Attachments:
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Post by Fernando on Nov 12, 2011 21:13:24 GMT -8
I see. Then, I better don't even try it.
Thanks for your help!
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Post by Fernando on Nov 12, 2011 11:54:33 GMT -8
Dear people, I currently have some Eacles imperiales and Automeris oaxacencis pupae, and I don't want them to hatch soon. I have read/heard that you can delay hatchings putting the pupae in the refrigerator. My question is: can this be done with these particular species, or I can kill them doing so? Thanks in advance!
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Post by Fernando on Nov 4, 2011 10:05:37 GMT -8
I see, thanks for the answer! By the way, the first female Rothschildia just emerged hehe
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Post by Fernando on Nov 3, 2011 9:14:52 GMT -8
I have put E. calleta males in the refrigerator for several days and they've survived. Is R. cincta less "cold resistant"?
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Post by Fernando on Nov 3, 2011 7:05:36 GMT -8
I see, thanks for the answers.
Anyway, I already put the fresher males in the fridge, just in case females -if there are any haha- take too long to emerge.
Thanks again!
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