Actias ningpoana eggs available now
Actias ningpoana eggs or chinese moonmoth eggs, available now. The breeding season is ending soon, don’t miss the opportunity to rear this beautiful species before winter comes!
Actias ningpoana is spread through Russia and China, but its range is even wider. You can find more about its classification in this article. Although this species can be bred all year round, in the wild it overwinters, but we found that fridge temperatures (2°-5°C) are too low. If you want to overwinter this species, we suggest temperatures around 10°C.
This is the reason why breeding Actias ningpoana eggs is such a relevant choice for an enthomologist that wants to improve its skills and wants to learn more.
This species is very polyphagous: Liquidambar, Carya and Juglans are the best choices and are the foodplants that will give you the biggest and healthiest adults. Eucalyptus, Salix and Prunus works very well too.
Actias ningpoana pair easily, both indoor and outdoor, so you won’t have any problem keep breeding this wonderful species on and on. They mate for a short amount of time so don’t worry if you don’t see them mating.
Actias ningpoana eggs for sale: an advice
Actias ningpoana eggs are researched around the world for breeding and are much appreciated for the elegant shape of both the larvae and the adult moth.
Its reclassification underwent a revision, from the original description by the entomologist duo Cajetan and Rudolf Felder in 1862, to the more recent elevation to species by Ylla et al in 2005. Similarly to it’s close relative Actias selene this species is easily reared in captivity.
As a larva it presents itself a fleshy larva with clumps of raised bristles. It develops its pupa in a silken cocoon or in the soil. Turned as an adult, it has a really short lifespan, that can be measured in days, normally from 5 to 7.
As adult, its small head has mouthparts, which have lost their function and are underdeveloped, similarly to all other members of the Saturniidae family. They inability to feed themselves with their mouth makes their lifespan last just days. Another typical issue that one can find in the adults of this specie is the high density of hairs in their bodies.
Their wingspan is subject to a short ranging from 12 centimeters to more or less 15.
VERY IMPORTANT NOTE: These eggs are shipped from Italy with priority shipping only, in order to ensure fast arrival before hatching.
Unfortunately, giving the current Covid-19 pandemia, postal service has experienced random delays in deliveries. This is the reason why we DO NOT assume responsibility for Actias ningpoana eggs hatching during travel for any eggs order which is sent outside Italy. As always we will try to reship or refund when possible, but this cannot be guaranteed. If you order from Italy, we do offer full reship or refund as always, in case of any problem.
Learn how to take care about Lepidoptera eggs
Eggs are usually shipped into small plastic tubes. Once received, they need to be moved to a bigger container, allowing caterpillars to have enough space to hatch and move. Also in case of Actias ningpoana eggs we always take of all it’s necessary for delivering healthy eggs.
Standard 80mm plastic Petri dishes (fig.A) are a very common tools to store the eggs and let the caterpillars hatch inside. Check our plastic Petri dishes. Other kind of small plastic boxes can be used; it is recommended to perform holes or modify the boxes to allow aeration. Close the boxes with a fine mesh, tulle is widely used for this purpose (fig.B).
Check our plastic rearing boxes. Avoid the use of medium/big boxes because caterpillars will tend to move a lot and spread inside the box.
Learn more by reading the full article at: Eggs and Pupae care in Butterflies and Moths