You have Antheraea paphia, the Tasar silk moth. When the larvae emerge from
eggs, place them in a clean box, size of a childs tiffin box or a bread box.
Offer them fresh, young leaves of any ONE of the following:
Bombax ceiba; any Terminalia; Castor (Ricinus communis); Dalbergia; Sal (Shorea
robusta); Lagerstroemia; Jamun (Syzygium cumini); Ficus (Banyan/Pipal);
Zizyphus. See that they start eating and then clean the box as for any infant
and keep a supply of fresh leaves. When the larvae get older, offer mature
leaves and proceed thus until pupation. Then wait for results....good luck!
On Thu, 09 Sep 2010 19:15:07 +0530 wrote
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Dear all,
I found two moths in our parking lot, one was upside dpwn, afterwards it died;
second one laid eggs and flew away. What should i do when the larvae come out?
Pushpa Salem
Pune
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Enjoy
