Polyphemus egg depositation Question
Mike Soukup
mikayak at mdo.net
Sat Aug 18 20:35:19 EDT 2001
If you found this moth in the wild the odds of it being mated are about 99%.
Most female sats don't fly anywhere until/after they have mated. I have never
caught a wild female (at night, at lights) that wasn't fertile. Put her in a
paper bag. Add an oak leaf (just for kicks - having the host plant seems to
help induce ovipositing with some species (Ceratocampids in particular)). good
luck
Discord wrote:
> I recently captured a female Polyphemus moth. Will this moth lay eggs even
> if it has not had a chance to mate? So far it has deposited one egg in a 24
> hour period. Is there any way of telling if it has mated?
>
> Any help on this will be much appreciated!
>
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