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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Silkworm, Sphinx, and Royal Moths (Bombycoidea) » Giant Silkworm and Royal Moths (Saturniidae) » Buck and Io Moths (Hemileucinae) » Hemileucini » Automeris » Io Moth - Hodges#7746 (Automeris io)
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Unknown eggs in May have hatched - Automeris io
Copyright © 2008 Lee Ruth

Unknown eggs in May have hatched - Automeris io
Cass County, Texas, USA
June 2, 2008
Size: a few mm each
I brought this clutch of eggs inside and after about 10 days, they hatched. I noticed that the host plant seemed to hold up very well in a container of water. No wilting after almost 2 weeks. I originally just had the one stem on which the eggs were attached but after hatching, I went back for more foliage to help feed the new caterpillars. It was late in the day and I discovered that the leaves of the plant, fold up against the stems at night.

With any luck, someone will positively identify the species and maybe I can then research what I need to do so the caterpillars will form cocoons.

Lee

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Contributed by Lee Ruth on 1 June, 2008 - 7:43pm
Last updated 25 March, 2009 - 4:21pm

Moved
Moved from Moths.
… john and jane balaban, 11 June, 2008 - 5:12pm login or register to post comments

Even if you don't get an ID
the procedure's similar for raising all caterpillars. I wrote an article on it for this site. See here.
… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 1 June, 2008 - 7:46pm login or register to post comments

 
Now they look even more like Io moth
See Alan's . Notice he suggests palm and hibiscus as food
… john and jane balaban, 1 June, 2008 - 8:42pm login or register to post comments

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