Hey all! I know I was gone for a tiny bit, (6 months to be exact) but I'm back, and with a new series I'll be doing. Don't worry, I will continue posting about the rearing I had with Saturnia walterorum. For now, take this blog entry. I was only able to blacklight for two days out of the following weeks, but I sure got enough new species for quite a while! This fall so far has been weird, sometimes in a good way. During the first few weeks of fall and late summer, I had been (and still) am recording waaaay more species compared to this spring and summer. I honestly have no idea what's causin g this! I saw many new species and many returning visitors over at the light. Here are some of the species I saw that were past visitors to the UV & MV light. Moths 1. - Wedgling Moth (Galgula Partita) | count 1 (Sp #1 2. - Armyworm Moth (Mythimna unipuncta) | count 1 3. - Filbertworm Moth (Cydia latiferreana) | count 16-ish, nice to see these always! 4. - European Sa
On the second of April, Saturnia walterorum larvae that I ordered arrived in a small batch of ten. I immediately transferred them to a box with Laurel Sumac (Malosma laurina) cuttings dipped in water. Immature 1st and second instar walterorum, fed on Malosma laurina. 04/02/2021 My plan was to feed the larvae on frozen cuttings and then 5 gallon plants in the larger 4-6 instars. Everything was going smoothly, although I did notice how small larvae could not get a grasp of the leaf and repeatedly kept falling off the side. Every now and then I would help them crawl back off to their host. More updates will be coming soon.