Do adult Saturniidae have a mouth? Light on the topic!
Do Saturniidae have a mouth? A need for a clarification Yes! Adult Saturniidae moths have mouth parts but they are underdeveloped and non functional. Although they are not being used […]
Category: Lepidoptera Breeding
Lepidoptera Breeding an Rearing: Introduction
Lepidoptera Breeding and Rearing: Introduction Welcome to this section created to provide informations on Lepidoptera. TTB is dedicated to Lepidoptera breeding, focusing on Saturniidae and Sphingidae families. This section […]
Eggs and Pupae Care in Butterflies and Moths
Eggs and Pupae Care in Butterflies and Moths Eggs: Lepidoptera eggs show a great variability in shape and color. The egg contains the embryo that hatches fully functional. The larval […]
Larvae Care in Butterflies and Moths
Larvae Care Lepidoptera larval stages are called caterpillars. They hatch from the egg laid by the adult and develop into a pupae, that undergoes metamorphosis. The word larvae, not neanidae […]
Adult Care and Breeding Techniques in Lepidoptera
Adult Care General considerations on adult Lepidoptera Lepidoptera adult stage, which is the final outcome of metamorphosis, consists in the butterfly or the moth. The adult stage is also called […]