Citheronia regalis hatchlings

[Rev. Redmond Farrier]

Well, I got some more hatchlings. This time it is regalis. I had failures with my tulip tree moths and my imperial moths, but I have done more research and think I discovered where I went wrong. I am hoping I can get these to survive. Two of the three that were laid on the first day hatched this afternoon. I still have a few from the second night and the third night so I should have a number of these to work with. I have tons of pecan on my property and there is a lot of sweetgum in my back field where I collect, so food is readily available.

Hopefully, third time is the charm as the cliche goes.

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[Rev. Redmond Farrier]

There are more hatching out today so I decided to experiment with my cheap Kodak EasyShare to see if I could get a decent shot. There is good detail on the spines, but the body is out of focus.

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[Fernando]

Wow, very nice picture.