chameleon97
New Member
i heard they live for 6 YEARS and DONT TURN INTO MOTHS!!! is this true?
Butterworms???
- Thread starter chameleon97
- Start date
sandrachameleon
Chameleon Enthusiast
Tebo Worm / Butterworms can be kept in a hybernation type state in your fridge for about up to 4 months. The ones we get are irradiated so they wont pupate, but in nature the larva/catapillar stages lasts as much as a year.
From http://spfnic.fs.fed.us/exfor/data/pestreports.cfm?pestidval=31&langdisplay=english :
"The life cycle of Chilecomadia valdiviana is not well understood but is believed to require more than one year to complete. Overlapping generations are also suspected because there are several months during the year when all four life stages can be found in the same tree (Cerda 1996).
The adult stage is found from early spring to late summer (mid August to mid February). In Argentina, adults have been reported in March and April (Gentili 1989). Eggs can be found during the same months as the adults. The larval stage is present during the entire year and pupae are found from the beginning of May through the end of January (fall to mid-summer).
Attacks on host trees begin in the spring. The female lays eggs in groups of 30-50 at branch axils or in natural bark crevices. Each female is capable of laying up to 200 eggs. The recently hatched larvae feed gregariously beneath the bark near the point of oviposition. Their feeding produces a sap flow on the bark that is an ideal substrate for growth of sooty mold fungi. Toward the end of the summer, the larvae leave the phloem and bore deeply into the heartwood. They feed individually and orient their galleries upward. Larval galleries, which are up to 27 cm long and 1 cm wide, are kept free of frass and are open until the mature larvae plug them prior to pupation. Over time, the boring dust expelled by the larvae accumulates at the base of the tree. Pupation takes place withing the larval gallery with the pupa prodruding slightly outside. The adults are nocturnal and mate shortly after emergence and lay eggs withing 24 hours of mating. The females, heavily laden with eggs are considered weak fliers but males of the family Cossidae are typically strong fliers (Kliejunas et al. 2001). "
From http://spfnic.fs.fed.us/exfor/data/pestreports.cfm?pestidval=31&langdisplay=english :
"The life cycle of Chilecomadia valdiviana is not well understood but is believed to require more than one year to complete. Overlapping generations are also suspected because there are several months during the year when all four life stages can be found in the same tree (Cerda 1996).
The adult stage is found from early spring to late summer (mid August to mid February). In Argentina, adults have been reported in March and April (Gentili 1989). Eggs can be found during the same months as the adults. The larval stage is present during the entire year and pupae are found from the beginning of May through the end of January (fall to mid-summer).
Attacks on host trees begin in the spring. The female lays eggs in groups of 30-50 at branch axils or in natural bark crevices. Each female is capable of laying up to 200 eggs. The recently hatched larvae feed gregariously beneath the bark near the point of oviposition. Their feeding produces a sap flow on the bark that is an ideal substrate for growth of sooty mold fungi. Toward the end of the summer, the larvae leave the phloem and bore deeply into the heartwood. They feed individually and orient their galleries upward. Larval galleries, which are up to 27 cm long and 1 cm wide, are kept free of frass and are open until the mature larvae plug them prior to pupation. Over time, the boring dust expelled by the larvae accumulates at the base of the tree. Pupation takes place withing the larval gallery with the pupa prodruding slightly outside. The adults are nocturnal and mate shortly after emergence and lay eggs withing 24 hours of mating. The females, heavily laden with eggs are considered weak fliers but males of the family Cossidae are typically strong fliers (Kliejunas et al. 2001). "
Last edited:
chameleon97
New Member
i guess i wont breed these anytime soon
