Rothschildia (aurota? Cramer)

Ova and second instar larva.
 

Second (top) third and fourth instar larva.
 

Fifth instar larva.







  • Distribution. South America. The specimens I've raised came from French Guyana.
  • Ovum. Small grey, covered with a brown glue.
  • Foodplants. Ligustrum sp.
  • Larva. The fifth instar larva average 9 cm. They are easy to rear and grow very fast, expecially on large leaved Ligustrum.
  • Cocoon. Slender, suspended by a peduncle to the foodplant.
  • Adults. Both sexes 13-14 cm.
  • Books. For more informations see Gardiner (1982), Baxter (1992).

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