Actias Luna

[r6_princess]

As I already posted...the first of the cocoons eclosed (hatched)on Saturday afternoon. I was away all day Sunday and when I got home in the evening there was 2 more. So far we've got 2 males and a female. :) No mating activity last night though. :| There's only a window of a few days so I'm hoping they'll get to it. Moth-Cam should be up shortly.

Comments

[square_s]

whoa.. they're bigger than I expected.

how long do they live after that?

[r6_princess]

They'll live about a week.

[bodyinthegarden]

wow! how lovely.

So . . .

[girlviking]

Sorry, stupid question, how do you know if it is a boy or a girl?

Re: So . . .

[r6_princess]

Males have smaller bodies. They also have Giant Eyebrows. :) They have big bushy antennae. The females have a thicker body and thin antennae.