Cydalima perspectalis

[zlee]

Hey guys, I stumbled upon a bunch of these.
Was wondering if it would be safe to feed some to my cham?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cydalima_perspectalis

 

[junglefries]

They only eat the boxus species of tree supposedly. It is poisonous in its leaves. It is a low level toxicity, but nontheless bad. Is has steroidal alkalinity according to NC State. If you could get them to eat silkworm chow, or other safe alternative maybe. A lot of caterpillars will only eat the leaves from the tree they are plucked from. I do not see anything specifically saying bad for chameleons though, I would not recommend. Maybe one of the biologists or entemoligists will chime in with specifics. Good luck.