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Time To Breed Gallery

Pictures from our present and past broods

Acherontia atropos, aberrant female specimen. Ach

Acherontia atropos, aberrant female specimen.

Acherontia atropos, the death’s head hawkmoth, is one of the most notorious species of Lepidoptera. Apart from its large size and peculiar yellow coloration, A. atropos is famous because of the skull which is painted on the dorsal side of its thorax.

In this picture we can see an example of aberration: the left part of the skull is bent and pigmentation is yellowish compared to the right side. These alterations can be due to random mutations or, in most cases, to unexpected events or mistakes during development.

Some of these special specimens are for sale during a current Ebay auction. Find the link below:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/cervus2005/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_ipg=&_from=

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Attacus atlas cocoons now available! Attacus atla

Attacus atlas cocoons now available!

Attacus atlas cocoons, the giant Atlas moth, are now available for sale in our store! Beautiful strain from Indonesia. A must have species for breeders. Despite being fairly common in captive broods, obtaining an healthy stock like this one has become quite difficult. This species scores records in terms of pupal weight and number of eggs laid. A single pupae can weight up to 18-19g and, after emergence, a large female can lay more than 400 eggs! Check out giant atlas moth cocoons in our store at https://www.timetobreed.com/product/attacus-atlas-cocoons/

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Attacus atlas, L6 caterpillar on Ligustrum ovalifo

Attacus atlas, L6 caterpillar on Ligustrum ovalifolium.

In this picture a fully grown Attacus atlas caterpillar is shown. It has been reared on Ligustrum ovalifolium as a unic host plant. Conversely to other breeders, we report that this species grows perfectly without any extra humidity. We never spray the caterpillars with water and we found that this way we strongly reduce mortality in A. atlas broods and in a wide range of other species. Although this species lives in very humid areas in south east Asia, pathogens are very different compared to temperate regions. Increasing humidity triggers pathogens proliferation and, in our hands, should be done only if coupled to disinfectants.

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Eupholus marielaure, 4 beautiful color variants.

Eupholus marielaure, 4 beautiful color variants.

Are you surprised to see a Coleoptera? Here, for the first time, we offer a stock of dried Coleoptera. In the picture you can see 4 of the 8 Eupholus specimens offered on Ebay. We are very proud to offer, in this special session of auctions, a little part of one of the most impressive collections of beetles that we have ever seen. This specimens are offered together with an impressive wild 158-159mm Dynastes hercules from Guadalupe and 5 variants of Phalacrognathus muelleri, including a TOP RARE blu color.

Participate to the auction!

https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_ipg=&_from=&_ssn=cervus2005&_sop=1

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Run, hawkmoth, run! Acherontia atropos, the death

Run, hawkmoth, run!

Acherontia atropos, the death’s head hawkmoth. Short clip of an adult moth showing all its beauty and flight strength.

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Papilio machaon, the old world swallowtail. The l

Papilio machaon, the old world swallowtail.

The latin name of this butterfly is derived from ancient greek mythology. According to Diogenes Laertius, Machaon (/məˈkeɪən/; Ancient greek: Μᾰχάων Makhāōn) was a son of Asclepius. With his brother Podalirius, he led an army from Thessaly in the Trojan war on the side of the Greeks. Both of them were valuable surgeons and medics.

We sincerely thank our friend Amelia Strega for this stunning picture.

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Attacus atlas, aberrant male specimen from Thailan

Attacus atlas, aberrant male specimen from Thailand.

Unique specimen displaying an extreme alteration in both forewings. Please note how left and right forewings differ in both pattern and colors, showing a degree in the severeness of this alteration.
This specimen is part of a 50pcs Attacus atlas ABERRATION collection that will be sold in the current ebay auction session. Through these specimens is possible to observe the plethora of variations in Attacus atlas wing pattern.

Full informations at: https://www.timetobreed.com/attacus-atlas-and-morpho-helenor-aberrations-ebay-auction/

Partecipate to the auction: https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/cervus2005/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_ipg=&_from=

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