Question about husbandry of Chilecomadia moorei

[Ray Tripp]

>From what I'm told, they are a stem borer in order to pupate. I was also
told that it couldn't be done here. I don't know why it couldn't be done
like waxworms for the pupation. I've never tried. Are you raising waxworms?

I'm doing well with the silk worms on an AD. I need to find a good source to
buy more though. Because my lizards love them too.

Ray

----- Original Message -----
From: Arklier <arklier at spamnot.wa.net>
To: <leps-l at lists.yale.edu>
Sent: Friday, December 03, 1999 8:44 AM
Subject: Question about husbandry of Chilecomadia moorei


> I am interested in raising Chilean Cossid moths as food for my herp
> collection. They grow on the Trevo bush (Trevoa trinervis) in South
> America. The scientific name is Chilecomadia moorei, and the larva is
> sold as food for reptiles and amphibians under the common names
> Butterworms or Trevo worms. But at $8.50 for 50 at the pet store, they
> must have been handpicked off the Trevo bush and sent here from Chile.
> I am interested in starting a colony, and would appriciate any info or
> speculation on their raising in captivity, life cycle length, and so
> on. Would they be similar to wax moths in their requirements? Please
> email me directly. Thanks in advance for any info you might have.
>
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