Hello everyone,
Here some pictures of acherontia atropos (we don’t have hornworm, but something very close).
The caterpillar is probably bigger (10-12 cm for 15 g) [I guess because I never bred hornworm]. You need 5 to 6 weeks for the life cycle. The moth needs at least 1-2 months to rest which means approximately 4 cycles per year.
And the really BIG advantage is that you just need ligustrum to feed your caterpillar (very common here in the north of france).
The second series will also concern another cousin to hornworm and acherontia, the sphinx ligustrum.
It is smaller (6-7 cm). You also need 5 to 6 weeks for one cycle. Their food is also ligustrum. One disadvantage is that you can’t have more than 1 to 2 cycles per year.
Here a table with their nutritional values …made by myself:
Here some pictures of acherontia atropos (we don’t have hornworm, but something very close).
The caterpillar is probably bigger (10-12 cm for 15 g) [I guess because I never bred hornworm]. You need 5 to 6 weeks for the life cycle. The moth needs at least 1-2 months to rest which means approximately 4 cycles per year.
And the really BIG advantage is that you just need ligustrum to feed your caterpillar (very common here in the north of france).
The second series will also concern another cousin to hornworm and acherontia, the sphinx ligustrum.
It is smaller (6-7 cm). You also need 5 to 6 weeks for one cycle. Their food is also ligustrum. One disadvantage is that you can’t have more than 1 to 2 cycles per year.
Here a table with their nutritional values …made by myself:
