Robin Moth Hyalophora cecropia - North America

Robin Moth Eggs For Sale 15eggs -£10 Post-£150 Paypal 13/05/12. andynewman24@yahoo.co.uk

I first reared these beautiful moths when I was a young boy and always wanted to buy some more for my photography, so I brought 15 eggs from Worldwide Butterflies near Sherborne. Robin moths are very easy to keep but clean hygiene is essential when rearing the caterpillars, I always separate mine into as many groups as possible, because if one gets ill it spreads very quickly. I have been so successful in rearing that I had to sell many on the web, and had no trouble in selling them. The caterpillars are growing but do grow into a huge size and are very gregarious. My caterpillars are feeding in black netted sleeves that I made myself, feeding on large apple trees in pots. Which is better than cut food, As well as apple the attractive caterpillars feed on Cherry, Hawthorn, Willow, Plum, and other trees.

These moths can be kept outside in the UK, but for breading and egg laying I bring them indoors, except when I went on holiday I placed two fertile females in a large sleeve, they laid there eggs on the leaves, two months later they are still alive because they are not flying much during May and June at night, normally I would keep these moths in cages indoors for breeding. The eggs have been left to hatch naturally.

I have kept silk moths in the bottom of the fridge in the past, waiting for the opposite sex, a moth will live for many months instead of a few days this way, although I do not do this anymore. The adult moth is very beautiful coloured with scarlet and charcoal, known for sitting on a finger and fanning its wings, it rests like a butterfly with its wings always closed, what surprised me is how aware they are of there surroundings, you only have to walk into a room, or shed were the cages are resting and they immediately start fanning there pretty wings, showing there bright colours as a warning to predators. 19/06/11.