Descriptive Qualities:
Range
Glover's range is
Map of this moth's Area:
Eggs and Larva
Female Glovers moths lay between eggs. The eggs usually take 10 - 14 days to hatch. The Glovers larva in 1st instar looks very much like a Cecropia. It is black. In 2nd instar they become green with black tuberacles. In 3rd instar they get yellow top tuberacles and blue side tuberacles and stay this way until 5th instar, at which point their yellow tuberacles become more pronounced and their blue side tuberacles turn white.
Scenting and Mating
Female Glovers moths usually put their scent out from . The males may come in at any time during this period. It is easiest to put the female in a metal cage with holes big enough that they can mate through it (about a half inch or 3/4 inch hole should do nicely) but small enough that the female cannot escape.
Cocoons
Glovers larva usually makes their cocoons strongly fastened to the plants they're feeding on. At some times it incorporates a whole branch into its cocoon. However, in rare cases it does crawl away from the plant and makes its cocoon nearby.
Caring For Glovers moths, In All Stages:
Here are some notes that may be helpful when trying to raise Glovers larva, especially if it's your first time raising them.Caring for the eggs
To care for Glovers eggs, just put them in a small container. It is best to be small, because the larva like to crawl a lot when they first hatch, and if you put them in a bigger container, they will crawl away from the food you put in with them, and might not be able to get back. That's a lot of area for such a small caterpillar.
Food Plants
Here is a list of all food plants that I have ever used to raise Glovers on. In the odd occurance that you can not come by any of these, you should contact me.
Raising Glovers Larva (Inside)
I do not recommend this at all!! Glovers are very disease prone. Raising the larva inside only makes chances of pathogens and viruses getting the larva more, because of stagnant air. There is little circulation which doesn't help at all. If it is necessary to raise them inside, each larva should be put in it's own individual container starting at the end of 1st instar (as in before 2nd starts)! The containers should be no smaller than one gallon ice cream bucket size. This may sound extreme, but it is no exagerration!
Raising Glovers Larva (Outside)
Glovers in containers outside should also be in their own individual containers. Again, nothing smaller than a one-gallon ice cream container. This may work, but the best bet is to put the larva in a net sleeve on the host plant. There can be more together in one net this way.
Caring for the cocoons
Caring for the cocoons is pretty simple. After the larva cocoon, you should keep them in the house but not the fridge until about October and then put them in the fridge, spraying them weekly. Take them out of the fridge in early April and leave them in the house continually spraying them. If they do not hatch by the time the outside temperatures get warm, move them outside.
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