Columbia Silkmoth - Hyalophora columbia - Town of Baileys Harbor, Hidden Corners Sanctuary, Door County, Wisconsin, USA June 14, 2001
Adult came to night light. Captured and placed her in a brown paper bag to see if she'd lay eggs, which she did. Eggs hatched on June 26, 2001. Reared larvae, fed them Tamarack (Larix laricina), All instars of larvae are on the MGP Website: http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/Files/Live/Living39.5.shtml Scroll to end of plate, #7768. Larvae started pupating on July 28, 2001. Overwintered in fruit cellar. Two females eclosed May 19, 2002; placed them in a cage outside to lure males, but the weather was too cold. They laid eggs, but they were not fertile.
Contributed by Janice Stiefel on 14 November, 2005 - 2:52pm Last updated 2 June, 2011 - 5:20pm |