I had three moth larvae kickin' around my home. A couple days ago one of them hatched into a moth.
Pictures in the link.
http://postimage.org/gallery/95uyo7h6/634674b9/ (http://postimage.org/gallery/95uyo7h6/634674b9/)
The first one, Marty, hatched. He was the one housed in the t-shirt scrap. He flew around his cage for a bit, got a couple pictures of'em, then decided to chill under a bag I had laying around. His cocoon is pictured, intact and after disection. The cocoon is so shiny, also up for trade to anyone.
I disturbed the other two from there sleep to see if they're alive, got some wiggles so I'm sure everything is a-ok.
I think the larvae are pretty cute and they'll grow up into beautiful moths.
The circle of liiiiife.
Woah wow beautiful congrats!
One outta three and it was marty. I like that name :-3
Are you setting him free anytime soon? Or still watching him and will set them free as a squadron of cloth destroyers Unleashing the spawn upon us all.
Absolutely a beautiful treat to observe~
Be careful with those. Those are definitely Indianmeal moths. If a female gets loose she will find your dry goods and proceed to lay somewhere from 40-400 eggs in and around it, causing a rather large pest problem that will be very hard to control.
: Pat The Fox March 27, 2013, 02:30:54 -06:00
Be careful with those. Those are definitely Indianmeal moths. If a female gets loose she will find your dry goods and proceed to lay somewhere from 40-400 eggs in and around it, causing a rather large pest problem that will be very hard to control.
"The entire life cycle of this species may take 30 to 300 days. Female moths lay between 60 and 400 eggs on a food surface, which are ordinarily smaller than 0.5 mm and not sticky. The eggs hatch in 2 to 14 days. The larval stage lasts from 2 to 41 weeks, depending on the temperature.[4]
After larvae or moths have been found, it is important to throw out all food sources that are not in very tightly sealed containers. The moths are able to get into surprisingly tight spots, including sealed bags by chewing through them. They are also notoriously difficult to get rid of, and can crawl on ceilings and spin cocoons in rooms other than the kitchen or pantry where they hatched. Last instar larvae are able to travel significant distances before they pupate. When seeking the source of an infestation, the search thus cannot be limited to the immediate area where pupae are discovered.[6]"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indianmeal_Moth#Description_and_life_cycle (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indianmeal_Moth#Description_and_life_cycle)
moths also like eating clothing, i know this from losing much clothing to those pesky things.
We're not all bad.. some of us just drink coffee and hide in caves until coming out to socialize once a month.
Thank you very much for the identification. I'll check into it.
: professor whovianart March 27, 2013, 07:34:17 -06:00
moths also like eating clothing, i know this from losing much clothing to those pesky things.
Different kind of moth for that, though.