Cecropia

[Charles Steer]

You can keep them in an unheated shed as well. DON'T freeze them. They 
should 
emerge about the end of April or by mid-May. Just before the end of school. 
I'm in Philadelphia, PA. USA I have done this with Cecropia hyalophora as 
well 
as some others. I also keep a butterfly report on my web page as well as 
some 
links that, as a teacher you may find useful.

Chuck Steer

www.wa3iac.com






>===== Original Message From wolfgang at mcw.edu =====
>Yesterday, a friend gave me what I believe to be a Cecropia hyalophora
>caterpillar.  This morning it was already beginning to spin a cocoon and
>by late afternoon it had pretty much finished.  I am an elementary
>school science teacher and would like to be able to show my students the
>emerging adult moth.  I know that the pupa can be kept refrigerated
>until the spring, but am hazy about the details, especially concerning
>timing.  Can anyone help me out here?
>
>Becky Droster
>bdroster at altavista.com

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