To begin, unlike most hobbies, you can observe day-to-day changes. You start with a silkmoth egg which, with time and a little TLC, will later become a magnificent creation of God.
Another reason that this hobby proves interesting is the different difficulties. There's something for everyone. For beginners, there is the IO moth. The caterpillar of this moth species is so hardy, you have to TRY and kill it. For the more experienced rearer, raising moths offers more difficult species such as the Cecropia.
In this website, I plan to present an overall guide to most North American Saturniidae and then become more specific concerning the ones I have raised. This will be my first year raising several new species and I'm very excited. My notes should prove interesting and beneficial.
So come and let's begin our walk, or should I say flight, into the world of Moths.
Starting Off
Eggs
Larvae
Cocoons
Adults (scenting and mating)