How often do you see one of these?

[Eltortu]

I walk into my garage later today and found her...just came out of her cocoon. I had six, but two died, can't wait to see the others pop out!...

 

[susieqff]

WOW!!! That's crazy cool. My youngest son wouldn't have so freaked out.. ha ha...he would have come running to Mommy!!!!

 

[Eltortu]

I just went out to see it again at it looks male.

 

[susieqff]

I walk into my garage later today and found her...just came out of her cocoon. I had six, but two died, can't wait to see the others pop out!...View attachment 41885

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Are you going to keep them and hope they multiply or feed them off to a hungry happy Cham?

 

[Eltortu]

Are you going to keep them and hope they multiply or feed them off to a hungry happy Cham?

All of the above.

 

[susieqff]

That's what I figured. Good luck.

 

[okiroo]

i saw a few in my life. one in NC and last year on a fence by school. beautiful arnt they ^^

 

[pssh]

Never in california!

Sometimes they wont breed with sibling moths. Often times, the moths do not hatch close enough together for them to breed as well.

 

[bigcappa]

I've actually never seen one.... They look awesome though!

 

[Eltortu]

Here are some before pictures...

 

[Texas Panther Man]

Prob the only moth i'd feel kind of bad about feeding off. They are just so frigin cool looking.

 

[Eltortu]

Prob the only moth i'd feel kind of bad about feeding off. They are just so frigin cool looking.

I am trying to breed them first. Another one just pop out, that is two out, two to go...

 

[suzi]

Awesome, there so cool lookin!

 

[Eltortu]

Looks like a pair to me!

 

[pssh]

Any mating yet?

 

[Eltortu]

Any mating yet?

Not yet that I have seen...I ordered a Liquid Amber tree at The Home Depot as for these moth caterpillars eat a few kind of leaves.

 

[Texas Panther Man]

Any luck breeding these guys yet? Also can you feed off the caterpillars before they pupate? They resemble a fatter hornworm is why Im asking.

 

[Eltortu]

Any luck breeding these guys yet? Also can you feed off the caterpillars before they pupate? They resemble a fatter hornworm is why Im asking.

Well, look what I found stuck to the inside of the cage two days ago...

...I still have two more cocoons to pop out.

 

[Eltortu]

I think my last two cocoons died...just hope the eggs I have are viable...

 

[pssh]

Keep us updated. I had some other american silkmoths that laid eggs, but they weren't any good