The adults are rarely photographed in cities but you get to see lot of caterpillars since their host plants Terminalia and Lagerstromia are plentiful. A lot of them die in early stages or fail to come out of pupae due to infections. Their usual 6 week life cycle can strech longer due to seasonal changes. We only raised 3 caterpillars last year for documentation, and luckily got this female and another male previously. She even laid eggs a week later.
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Awesome. Is this species common in Mumbai? On which host plant did you rear it at home?
The adults are rarely photographed in cities but you get to see lot of caterpillars since their host plants Terminalia and Lagerstromia are plentiful. A lot of them die in early stages or fail to come out of pupae due to infections. Their usual 6 week life cycle can strech longer due to seasonal changes. We only raised 3 caterpillars last year for documentation, and luckily got this female and another male previously. She even laid eggs a week later.
You'll find all the details in this blog post..
butterfliesofmulund.blogspot.com/2023/01/life-cycle-of-tussar-silk-moth.html?m=1
Today I found it on my front door
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