My Promethea Moth pages
The
giant silk moths of the family Saturniidae are increasingly rare in
New England as a result of parasites and diseases introduced to control
Gypsy Moth outbreaks. Climate change, re-forestation, and other factors may also be at work.
Males seeking a mate - 2014
Life Cycle 2009
Life Cycle 2010
Life Cycle 2011 (Combined with Cecropia Moths 2011) |
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You may also enjoy...
My Cecropia Moth Life Cycle pages (Photos and videos)
My Luna Moth Emergence page (Photos)
Overwintering
a Cocoon (My suggestions for storing a cocoon of your own
and observing it in the spring.)
My Monarch Butterfly Life Cycle (Photos)
My Tiger Swallowtail Life Cycle pages (Photos)
My Black Swallotail Life Cycle (Photos and videos)
My Giant Swallotail Life Cycle (Photos and video) |
External Links
Michael
Cook's Cecropia Life Cycle page
Michael
Cook's "Wormspit" home page (Great detail on
other silk moth life cycles, techniques for rearing silkworms, and
the process of making silk thread at home)
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