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Very large female moth of the Family Arctiidae.
Polilla de la familia Erebidae.
This is a male Giant Flag Moth (Dysschema ...
After 4 days of complete inactivity, hanging head downwards, all 14 larvae ...
14 Dec 2012: Feeding continuously. Beginning to look pre-molt, with tight ...
most other species of Dysschema.
On 25 Dec 2012 all the larvae hung from the leaves head down, made a faint silk ...
All the adults were released back onto their host plant. When the larvae were ...
5 Jan 2013: These larvae are now about 8 cm long, 38 days after the first ...
These little orange and black banded caterpillars were all grouped close ...
By the end of January, 13 of the 14 original larvae had pupated (1st picture). ...
Update after 2 weeks: 10 Dec 12: I have been feeding them and watching them for ...
Beginning on January 14th, the larvae again began some silk production in the ...