{"id":2247,"date":"2023-09-03T14:09:30","date_gmt":"2023-09-03T12:09:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chovmotylov.com\/?p=2247"},"modified":"2024-03-31T20:18:35","modified_gmt":"2024-03-31T18:18:35","slug":"actias-dubernardi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chovmotylov.com\/en\/actias-dubernardi\/","title":{"rendered":"Actias dubernardi"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2247\" class=\"elementor elementor-2247\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2e496f1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2e496f1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-741e806\" data-id=\"741e806\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cec99f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2cec99f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.17.0 - 08-11-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-3929b65a-7fff-588f-2fcb-3818ce91273f\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Cambria, serif; color: #4f81bd; background-color: #f8f9fa; font-style: italic; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;\">(Oberth\u00fcr, 1897)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b9cea82 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b9cea82\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7c7d4f5\" data-id=\"7c7d4f5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ccea33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7ccea33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Occurrence<\/strong>: China, Vietnam, Burma, Laos.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Biotope<\/strong>: Mountain pine forests.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Food plants<\/strong>: <i>Pinus<\/i>,\u00a0<i>Larix<\/i>, <i>Pseudotsuga <\/i>(<i>p.nigra<\/i>,\u00a0 \u00a0<i>p.sylvestris<\/i>,\u00a0 \u00a0<i>p.massoniana<\/i>, <i>p.strobus<\/i>)<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Voltinism<\/strong>: <i>Multivoltine<\/i>However, cocoons can survive the summer (estivation) and hatch in the cooler months.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Pupation<\/strong>: Caterpillars spin a\u00a0cocoon<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Difficulty<\/strong>: A\u00a0difficult species, lot of breeders struggle with rearing them so would not recommend this one for beginners\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e306ea7\" data-id=\"e306ea7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28eaef6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"28eaef6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.17.0 - 08-11-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/chovmotylov.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/A_dubernardi_MAINTheme-transformed-1024x576.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2137\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chovmotylov.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/A_dubernardi_MAINTheme-transformed-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/chovmotylov.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/A_dubernardi_MAINTheme-transformed-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/chovmotylov.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/A_dubernardi_MAINTheme-transformed-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/chovmotylov.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/A_dubernardi_MAINTheme-transformed-1536x864.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/chovmotylov.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/A_dubernardi_MAINTheme-transformed-2048x1152.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e61b3c2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e61b3c2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-417cc43\" data-id=\"417cc43\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9454ddd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9454ddd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<i>Actias dubernardi<\/i> is a wonderfully beautiful species from the genus <i>Actias. A characteristic feature of these\u00a0<\/i>moths are the typical long tails on their hind wings.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 The imago of this species stands out with its vibrant colors and striking sexual dimorphism. Females are pale green, with their tails beginning to pinken. Males of this species are very different in color, being light pink with a yellowish belly and surroundings.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 They occur in some parts of China, high in pine forests. They prefer moist and cool environments, although they can also withstand higher temperatures. When raising caterpillars at higher temperatures, the margin is thin, and caterpillars can easily die if the temperature rises too high, hence it is recommended to rear them in a cooler environment.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 Development takes longer due to the cooler environment, roughly one and a half to two months. I personally prefer to rear caterpillars in cooler places, such as a cellar, and despite the longer development, success is more likely. Breeding is more demanding, and for this reason, I would recommend this species for more experienced breeders.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 Caterpillars can be reared until they spin their cocoon in plastic boxes, where the size of the enclosure is increased as the caterpillars grow and the food is changed every other to every third day.<\/span><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-4);\">Temperature, humidity, and overall conditions in the plastic boxes remain constant and thus are under control. Eggs need to be moistened occasionally, as they would be in their natural environment, which is consistently humid. The eggs hatch in approximately 2-3 weeks, depending on the temperature.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1000ead elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1000ead\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f12cecc\" data-id=\"f12cecc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6022c43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6022c43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>L1<\/strong>- After hatching, caterpillars consume the shell of the egg and then move to the food source, which are coniferous trees. The best verified source for rearing caterpillars is the Scots pine (<i>Pinus sylvestris<\/i>) or black pine. (<i>Pinus nigra<\/i>).\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 In the first instar, caterpillars are very small, entirely black in color, and have small black spines all over their body.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 It is important to maintain cleanliness, constant humidity, and temperature throughout the entire rearing process.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 For easy and practical cleaning and also for maintaining humidity, either for this species or others, it's possible to place paper towels at the bottom of the enclosure.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 At the beginning, it's good to clean the enclosure every day to prevent the accumulation of caterpillar droppings, which could potentially lead to mold formation and the spread of viral diseases.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 In this phase, the caterpillars are very small and may struggle to bite through the tough needles. We can help them by cutting the tips of the needles with scissors, making the ends of the needles cut and easier for the caterpillars to feed on. However, it's important to be cautious that if we leave a pine cutting with trimmed ends too long in the enclosure without replacing it with fresh ones, mold can develop on the ends. Pine lasts a long time without water, stays fresh and green, and does not dry out quickly, but despite this, it's necessary to change the food every 2-3 days at the beginning. Trimming the needles is only necessary in the first two instars. Humidity is needed, but not too much, as excessive moisture can cause death.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0c06c97\" data-id=\"0c06c97\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9b7614 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f9b7614\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/chovmotylov.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/l1-1-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2434\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chovmotylov.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/l1-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/chovmotylov.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/l1-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/chovmotylov.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/l1-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chovmotylov.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/l1-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/chovmotylov.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/l1-1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c7bae57 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c7bae57\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-255dd30\" data-id=\"255dd30\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-338abf5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"338abf5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>L2<\/strong>- Caterpillars change color to dark red, in places even to a soft orange, and are very conspicuous against the green needles.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 The rearing process remains the same. Occasionally, it is very helpful to leave the caterpillars open for air exchange. For sufficient moisture, it suffices to spray water on the paper towels a few times with a spray bottle, but never directly on the caterpillars' food.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 It happens that a few caterpillars may die at the beginning, regardless of the conditions.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-37e2964\" data-id=\"37e2964\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-115387f elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"115387f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"287\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/chovmotylov.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/l2-scaled-e1694357356590-287x300.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-2435\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chovmotylov.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/l2-scaled-e1694357356590-287x300.jpeg 287w, https:\/\/chovmotylov.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/l2-scaled-e1694357356590-768x803.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/chovmotylov.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/l2-scaled-e1694357356590.jpeg 858w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 287px) 100vw, 287px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a799031 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a799031\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3642a74\" data-id=\"3642a74\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1163a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a1163a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>L3<\/strong>- Caterpillars become green in color with dark red legs and head, and have long white hairs. They also have metallic structures on their segments, which shimmer to a silver color in the light.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 In this phase, they no longer have trouble biting through the needles even without trimming.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9690cb0\" data-id=\"9690cb0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8dae4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c8dae4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/chovmotylov.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/L3-1-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2436\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chovmotylov.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/L3-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/chovmotylov.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/L3-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/chovmotylov.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/L3-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chovmotylov.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/L3-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/chovmotylov.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/L3-1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-38d9e4d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"38d9e4d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8e9862c\" data-id=\"8e9862c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd84546 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cd84546\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>L4<\/strong>- In this phase, the caterpillars slowly begin to increase in size. Beautiful white-gray spots appear all over their body.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-449c433\" data-id=\"449c433\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15d2126 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"15d2126\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"479\" src=\"https:\/\/chovmotylov.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/l4-1-e1694357501606-1024x479.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2437\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chovmotylov.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/l4-1-e1694357501606-1024x479.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/chovmotylov.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/l4-1-e1694357501606-300x140.jpg 300w, https:\/\/chovmotylov.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/l4-1-e1694357501606-768x360.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chovmotylov.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/l4-1-e1694357501606-1536x719.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/chovmotylov.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/l4-1-e1694357501606.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d21eaa9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d21eaa9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9c0746d\" data-id=\"9c0746d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6a81b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b6a81b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>L5<\/strong>- Caterpillars start to gain weight and also consume a lot of food. It's important to change the food more frequently than before. This instar is also the last, meaning that they will form cocoons in this phase.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 The appearance is similar to the previous two phases except that the colors are much more vivid and vibrant.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 Before pupating, caterpillars empty the contents of their bodies in the form of liquid feces and significantly change their color to a gray shade. This is how you can tell that they will soon form cocoons. They begin to move restlessly around the enclosure and find a place to spin their cocoon. For pupation, we can offer the caterpillars sphagnum moss to replicate natural conditions, although they will pupate even without it.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-484e53b\" data-id=\"484e53b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c256955 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c256955\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/chovmotylov.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/L5-1-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2438\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chovmotylov.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/L5-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/chovmotylov.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/L5-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/chovmotylov.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/L5-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chovmotylov.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/L5-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/chovmotylov.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/L5-1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9562b30 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9562b30\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f05c34c\" data-id=\"f05c34c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c00e16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2c00e16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>From the caterpillar in the cocoon emerges a pupa, which will only overwinter if it is placed in a cool environment. If left to incubate at room temperature, the imago will hatch in one to two months.&nbsp;<\/p><p>&nbsp; &nbsp; Cocoons need to be moistened frequently until they hatch. A common problem in storing cocoons is that they are often placed in mesh enclosures, as with most species, but for this species, it is best to place them in a plastic box and set them on top of a substrate such as vermiculite or dried sphagnum moss. They must be kept at high humidity to prevent the cocoons from drying out. The plastic box will maintain sufficient moisture unlike a mesh enclosure. However, it's important to place an object in the box for them to climb on and stretch their wings upon emerging. Mating is straightforward; simply keep the imago at room temperature in a calm place and do not disturb the butterflies, or they can be placed in a mesh enclosure outside during a warmer evening where they will readily start mating due to air circulation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d583112 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d583112\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bdea4a8\" data-id=\"bdea4a8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efd8bd4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"efd8bd4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/chovmotylov.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DSC00484-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-74\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chovmotylov.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DSC00484-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/chovmotylov.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DSC00484-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/chovmotylov.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DSC00484-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chovmotylov.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DSC00484-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/chovmotylov.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DSC00484.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8d548a1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8d548a1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-503548c\" data-id=\"503548c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3eccf4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f3eccf4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.17.0 - 08-11-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sem vlo\u017ete text nadpisu<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Oberth\u00fcr, 1897) V\u00fdskyt: \u010c\u00edna,Vietnam,Barma,Laos Biotop: Horsk\u00e9 borovicov\u00e9 lesy \u017divn\u00e9 rastliny: Pinus,\u00a0Larix, Pseudotsuga (p.nigra,\u00a0 \u00a0p.sylvestris,\u00a0 \u00a0p.massoniana, p.strobus) Voltinizmus: Multivoltine. 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