I’m just going to explain/correct a few things mentioned/said in this video: 1. The “early pupae” are actually so-called pre-pupae. What this means is that the caterpillars are getting ready for pupation, but their larval skin has not been shed yet. Once they shed their skin or, in other words, pupate, they will look like what was called “cocoons” in the video. However, these are not actually cocoons but rather just pupae. Not all species of moths make cocoons. The difference between cocoons and pupae is basically that a cocoon is like a little “house” of silk that the caterpillar spins before pupation and within which it pupates, but some species just pupate without a cocoon, in which case you can see the pupa (which is the actual animal). If you’re raising a species that spins a cocoon, you won’t be able to see the pupa unless you shine through the cocoon with a strong torch, in which case you will see the outlines of the pupa lying in the inside. 2. The “abnormal behavior” of one of the caterpillars is not abnormal at all. I’ve observed this many times during my years of breeding Lepidoptera. They do this once they have finished feeding and get ready to pupate. What they do is bend around to spread some kind of liquid on their body. I’m not exactly sure what this does, but oftentimes caterpillars turn brown or brownish before pupation, and this change in color might be induced by this liquid. 3. The reason why the first moth had deformed wings is because butterflies and moths (I cannot stress this enough) ALWAYS need a rough surface to climb up on when they eclose (=emerge)!!! This is because they need to be able to hang their wings and let them be stretched by gravity. So, if they cannot climb up and let their wings hang down from somewhere immediately after eclosure, they won’t be able to stretch their wings and they will dry in a deformed state. An option would be to line the walls of the box with a cloth or kitchen paper. Just beware that this has to be done BEFORE the moths eclose, or else you will notice it too late, when their wings have already hardened. Hope this helps :)
I have raised many many of these caterpillars for years. It is very normal for caterpillars to rest for a period of time before they begin their metamorphosis process, and the one caterpillar was applying a layer of silk to its body, although I am unsure of the reason why they do this. There was nothing wrong with this caterpillar and the reason why it's wings were "deformed" is because there was no substrate (like a stick) that it could hang from in order to pump the hemolymph into its wings ....you were just lucky the other ones were able to get to a position that is wasn't a problem. These guys are nocturnal moths and start feeding at sunset and find spits during the day to rest. They actually have very long scales that cover their very large eyes during the day. And always release at dusk or they risk being food for birds if they spot them since their eyes aren't equipped for daytime flying. (I know this from experience unfortunately). I harvest the eggs from the penta flowers that I grow to insure they aren't parasitized later after they hatch. If you raise them again, give them some leaf litter and they will make nests to hide in.
I found a cocoon and I don't know how to lay back down..I found it in the bottom of a pot..Is it okay out some dirt back over it lightly?? it's getting cold now Ugh idk what to do😢
To help prevent the wing problem, you could add a stick or something they could climb on. They need a place after to hatching to stretch out their wings. This takes time and if the wings are disturbed while they are being “inflated” for the first time, they will become deformed.
Thank you for this! I knocked a few of these loose when I was raking our flower beds out. We decided to bring them inside and patiently wait for them to hatch! The kiddos really enjoyed checking on them every day!
I have been wondering how it is coming along. Let me know when it emerges. I've learned you may need to put some sticks or leaves in the terrarium with it so it has something to hang from while its wings dry off.
hi my swallow tail is now a pupa. and its probably gonna go out as butterfly in monday.. and i saw a butterfly egg or maybe moth egg. and after an hour they hatched.. i dont know what they are but they looks like a monarch catterpillar but when i searched it up it say fall webworm?
Hi its an update.. one of them finally got out of the pupa.. I thought it escape on the enclosure but its actually on the corner.. i didnt expect it to be small tho
I already let it go because we dont have a thing to feed it.. it was so fast when it flew away. We capture it on video but it was so fast the camera didnt catch it or see it on video
Hi.. i have a 2 big catterpilar with hair and a lime caterpillar.. my lime caterpillar is in another enclosure and my big caterpillar is in a smaller encolusure.. and yesterday i transferred the big caterpillar with my lime caterpillar.. and just right now i noticed one of my lime caterpillar doesn't have a head... That means the big one ate my lime caterpillar.. why?
Mine were eating buttonweed from my garden - Diodia virginiana. I just offered them a few weeds and hosta leaves (since I found the hornworms in my hosta bed), but they were mainly eating the buttonweed, and I had plenty of it to feed them.
@@BiologyProfessor hi sorry for the late reply.. ive been busy in school.. im feeding the calamansi leaves.. u could seartch it up if you dont know.. the eat a lot.. they could finish one leaf in just 2 to 3 minutes
The deformed wings on the one moth is because you had them a tiny little space with slippery walls so when it emerged from its pre-pupae there was no space for it to stretches its wings so they hardened in a deformed shape… Which is actually your fault. :(
You guys are both rude. I actually loved listening to her voice, and rather than the "old woman" one of you described, it sounded rather young. Don't be jelly if your voices can't compete.
I’m just going to explain/correct a few things mentioned/said in this video:
1. The “early pupae” are actually so-called pre-pupae. What this means is that the caterpillars are getting ready for pupation, but their larval skin has not been shed yet. Once they shed their skin or, in other words, pupate, they will look like what was called “cocoons” in the video. However, these are not actually cocoons but rather just pupae. Not all species of moths make cocoons. The difference between cocoons and pupae is basically that a cocoon is like a little “house” of silk that the caterpillar spins before pupation and within which it pupates, but some species just pupate without a cocoon, in which case you can see the pupa (which is the actual animal). If you’re raising a species that spins a cocoon, you won’t be able to see the pupa unless you shine through the cocoon with a strong torch, in which case you will see the outlines of the pupa lying in the inside.
2. The “abnormal behavior” of one of the caterpillars is not abnormal at all. I’ve observed this many times during my years of breeding Lepidoptera. They do this once they have finished feeding and get ready to pupate. What they do is bend around to spread some kind of liquid on their body. I’m not exactly sure what this does, but oftentimes caterpillars turn brown or brownish before pupation, and this change in color might be induced by this liquid.
3. The reason why the first moth had deformed wings is because butterflies and moths (I cannot stress this enough) ALWAYS need a rough surface to climb up on when they eclose (=emerge)!!! This is because they need to be able to hang their wings and let them be stretched by gravity. So, if they cannot climb up and let their wings hang down from somewhere immediately after eclosure, they won’t be able to stretch their wings and they will dry in a deformed state. An option would be to line the walls of the box with a cloth or kitchen paper. Just beware that this has to be done BEFORE the moths eclose, or else you will notice it too late, when their wings have already hardened.
Hope this helps :)
I have raised many many of these caterpillars for years. It is very normal for caterpillars to rest for a period of time before they begin their metamorphosis process, and the one caterpillar was applying a layer of silk to its body, although I am unsure of the reason why they do this. There was nothing wrong with this caterpillar and the reason why it's wings were "deformed" is because there was no substrate (like a stick) that it could hang from in order to pump the hemolymph into its wings ....you were just lucky the other ones were able to get to a position that is wasn't a problem. These guys are nocturnal moths and start feeding at sunset and find spits during the day to rest. They actually have very long scales that cover their very large eyes during the day. And always release at dusk or they risk being food for birds if they spot them since their eyes aren't equipped for daytime flying. (I know this from experience unfortunately). I harvest the eggs from the penta flowers that I grow to insure they aren't parasitized later after they hatch. If you raise them again, give them some leaf litter and they will make nests to hide in.
Wow, thank you for your insights! That's very interesting.
I found a cocoon and I don't know how to lay back down..I found it in the bottom of a pot..Is it okay out some dirt back over it lightly?? it's getting cold now Ugh idk what to do😢
To help prevent the wing problem, you could add a stick or something they could climb on. They need a place after to hatching to stretch out their wings. This takes time and if the wings are disturbed while they are being “inflated” for the first time, they will become deformed.
Thank you for this! I knocked a few of these loose when I was raking our flower beds out. We decided to bring them inside and patiently wait for them to hatch! The kiddos really enjoyed checking on them every day!
It’s a great project!
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I miss when I raised these. Such cute caterpillars
Hi! My moth is almost done becoming a pupa it's becoming 2 weeks in sunday.. its pupa is darker now!
I have been wondering how it is coming along. Let me know when it emerges. I've learned you may need to put some sticks or leaves in the terrarium with it so it has something to hang from while its wings dry off.
Can you teach how to breed the citheronia laocoon?🥺 (I'm with one xylo now!)
Great job!
hi my swallow tail is now a pupa. and its probably gonna go out as butterfly in monday.. and i saw a butterfly egg or maybe moth egg. and after an hour they hatched.. i dont know what they are but they looks like a monarch catterpillar but when i searched it up it say fall webworm?
That’s cool! I’m not familiar with fall webworms. I did hatch some tomato hornworms recently: ruclips.net/video/0QNOaUPjDfA/видео.html
i just caught one yesterday! i will try my best to help it become a moth!! its still a caterpillar
Good luck!
Is it normal for then to keep there head in and just lay there? Mines been doing that a lot lately im afraid hes dying :((
Hi its an update.. one of them finally got out of the pupa.. I thought it escape on the enclosure but its actually on the corner.. i didnt expect it to be small tho
I already let it go because we dont have a thing to feed it.. it was so fast when it flew away. We capture it on video but it was so fast the camera didnt catch it or see it on video
It’s still been a cool project. Thank you for sharing with me.
I found a brown one are they venomous
Hi.. i have a 2 big catterpilar with hair and a lime caterpillar.. my lime caterpillar is in another enclosure and my big caterpillar is in a smaller encolusure.. and yesterday i transferred the big caterpillar with my lime caterpillar.. and just right now i noticed one of my lime caterpillar doesn't have a head... That means the big one ate my lime caterpillar.. why?
I’m sorry, I don’t know. Do you know which two species you have?
@@BiologyProfessor i have A lime caterpillar (swallowtail) and the other one is a hairy caterpillar(orang line caterpillar)
@@jaxe0094lime.. you mean a ruby spotted one?
what do you feed your moth?
Mine were eating buttonweed from my garden - Diodia virginiana. I just offered them a few weeds and hosta leaves (since I found the hornworms in my hosta bed), but they were mainly eating the buttonweed, and I had plenty of it to feed them.
i have a swallowtail caterpillar too there is 2 of them.. they are still small but they are eating a lot 😁
Awesome! What are you feeding them?
@@BiologyProfessor hi sorry for the late reply.. ive been busy in school.. im feeding the calamansi leaves.. u could seartch it up if you dont know.. the eat a lot.. they could finish one leaf in just 2 to 3 minutes
Yes, I had to replace the buttonweed I was using at least 2 or 3 times a day
yesterday it ws green but why are they brown now?
Sounds like it is forming a pupa. Watch and be amazed :)
it just turned into a puppa recently:)
Keep me updated.
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it will eat certain plants
I haven't watched the video yet but all I know is I have a brown one I think it's close to becoming a moth I'm currently taking care of it!
The deformed wings on the one moth is because you had them a tiny little space with slippery walls so when it emerged from its pre-pupae there was no space for it to stretches its wings so they hardened in a deformed shape… Which is actually your fault. :(
Cool
I think so too. :)
Sphinx moths terrify me hhhh
It was cool to raise them, but if one landed me, I would scream. ;)
that's funny...but I can totally relate
Interesting video but your voice is too sing songy to listen to.
Fried voice. She sound like a 60 year old woman.😂😂
You guys are both rude. I actually loved listening to her voice, and rather than the "old woman" one of you described, it sounded rather young. Don't be jelly if your voices can't compete.
Aaaand what is the purpose of your unwelcome comment? You know you can choose not to listen to her video, right?