Product: Live Eggs of Acherontia atropos: pack of 20 Eggs
Info: Each unit contains 20+ Eggs of Acherontia atropos
Origin: Monza province, Italy
Host Plants: Ligustrum, Fraxinus, Solanaceae
Hatching time: 2-3 days upon arrival
€10,00
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This Item is sold outside EU only at buyers risk due to fast hatching time.
Acherontia atropos, Linnaeus (1758), the death’s-head hawkmoth, is a member of the Sphingidae family (Lepidoptera, Bombycoidea). It is distributed across southern Europe and throughout Africa. This species has a migratory behavior, flying north during the warm season and returning southward when cold is coming.
Acherontia atropos is one of the most loved species by Lepidoptera amateur breeders. Why? Because the caterpillars are beautiful eating machines, they grow very large and heavy. In addition, adult moths pair and lay eggs easily. As adults, they can live up to two months and their thorax shows the skull which made them a celebrity among moths. Oh right, the moth squeaks in an adorable but loud way! These features should already be enough to give them a chance.
Rearing and breeding Acherontia atropos is quite easy, making them suitable for beginners too.
