Family Saturniidae, Subfamily: Saturniinae
Callosamia promethea
Eclosure
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#1 just after Eclosure
Underside of wings
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Close-up of wingspots
Close-up of Antennae
| Photo Details Kevin Collison from Osceola, Polk County, Wisconsin (elevation 825 feet) reared some promethea in 2012 and when the females emerged in 2013 he mated the females with wild caught males. A female oviposited 20th June 2013. They should hatch in seven to 10 days. 10 to 14 days per "Butterflies and Moths of North America" They emerged beginning at about 7A.M. 1 July 2013 and finishing that evening (eleven days at about 78 F.) . 100 percent hatch rate. After emerging they all went to the underside of the leaf. 5 mm Long The three that first emerged hadn't started to eat after two hours so the tip of the leaf was cut so they could better smell the chokecherry and recognize it as a host plant. After another hour they had eaten a notch out of the bottom of the leaf and continued feeding on the chokecherry. Molted to Second Instars 6 July 2013 - 8 mm long Molted to Third Instars 10 July 2013. On 11 July they were 20 mm long Molted to Fourth Instars 14-16 July 2013 Molted to Fifth Instars 18-20 July 2013 Began spinning cocoons 22 July 2013 Pupa was formed before 5 August 2013 on this one that started spinning the cocoon on 22 July 2013. I cut this one out in order to photograph it. It was returned to the cocoon and wrapped in some paper towel to hibernate. These were placed in the crisper of a fridge on 29 September, 2013. Temperature of about 41 F. Pupae taken out of refrigerator took about a month to emerge. Host Plant
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