 We have returned to Albany, California from Ithaca, New York as per Cornell University's winter closing, giving us a chance to check on our overwintering pupae. It seems that it is almost impossible to get these to diapause as pupae. The pile of cocoons that had before we left to Ithaca, New York eclosed in September, despite receiving darkness treatment, with most of the moths being pinned by our mother as shown below. But what is much worse than that is that a few days after we returned to Albany, California over winter break, the cocoons that resulted from the eggs laid by pairings that our mother made with the moths she did not pin started to eclose. While it was at least still possible to rear the larvae before on poor quality leaves, there is not much we (and eventually our mother, once we leave to Ithaca again very soon) can do this time unless we resort to searching for tender citrus (Citrus) leaves like we did last winter. At this time, we are simply not feeling motivated to go through this trouble for a species that we have reared so many times already, will continue to be a problem if we do not find a way to make them diapause, and is frankly an eyesore most of the time. Therefore, we have chosen to no longer continue rearing them, at least for no; if we ever want to rear them again, we will have to obtain a new stock.  Authors
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Timeline 2017–present
Ithaca, New York This timeline is a series of daily posts recording our observations and experiences with various insects around the Cornell University campus in Ithaca, New York, starting from the time we moved here in 2017. As this is a personal blog, we try to keep collections for our entomology course work to a minimum, and mainly focus on just the species we catch and raise for our own fun and interest. Posts prior to this time can be viewed at Timeline 2012-2017: Albany, California. Archives (78)
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(Alphabetical by scientific name) Lepidoptera Actias luna Allancastria cerysi Agraulis vanillae Ancyloxypha numintor Callosamia promethea Colias eurytheme Citheronia regalis Cupido comyntas Danaus plexippus Darapsa myron Epargyreus clarus Estigmene acrea Euchaetes egle Hyalophora cecropia Limenitis arthemis Manduca sexta Orgyia leucostigma Papilio cresphontes Papilio eurymedon Papilio rutulus Papilio troilus Papilio zelicaon Pyrgus communis Samia ricini Smerinthus ophthalmica Speyeria cybele Vanessa cardui Vanessa virginiensis Lepidoptera Hybrids Papilio polyxenes asterius × Papilio zelicaon Orthoptera Conocephalus sp. Dissosteira carolina Melanoplus femurrubrum Neoconocephalus ensiger Neoxabea bipunctata Full Species List (Alphabetical by scientific name) Butterflies & Moths American lady Anise swallowtail Carolina sphinx Cecropia moth Common checkerspot skipper Eastern festoon Eastern-tailed blue Eri Silkmoth Least skipper Monarch Giant swallowtail Great spangled fritillary Luna moth Milkweed tussock moth Orange sulfur Ophthalm Sphinx Painted lady Pale swallowtail Promethea silkmoth Red-spotted purple Regal moth Salt marsh moth Silver-spotted skipper Spicebush swallowtail Virginia creeper sphinx Western tiger swallowtail White-marked tussock moth Butterfly & Moth Hybrids Black swallowtail × anise swallowtail Grasshoppers, Katydids, & Crickets Carolina band-winged grasshopper Lesser meadow katydid Red-legged grasshopper Sword-bearing conehead katydid Two-spotted tree cricket Collecting Sites Beebe Lake Cornell Botanic Gardens Monkey Run Mundy Wildflower Garden Albany, California Updates |
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