Yes, it has been bred on Ficus benjamina. Good luck.
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Dear Peter,
Thank you very much for your e mail; I will follow your advice; getting leaves
of Jamun
should not be difficult, will they eat Ficus Benjamin leaves. I do not know
other plants, since I do'nt know botanical names. Thank you once again.
Pushpa Salem Sr. citizen
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>--- On Sat, 9/11/10, Peter Smetacek wrote:
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>From: Peter Smetacek
>Subject: Re: [ButterflyIndia] Moon Moth ?
>To: [email protected]
>Date: Saturday, September 11, 2010, 10:25 PM
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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!
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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
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