Subject: In Search of Saturniidae Eggs

From: [email-masked] (Denise & Diane Castonguay)
Date: Fri, 05 Jul 1996 03:36:47

Having raised Monarchs and Spicebush Swallowtails for a number of 
years, I have become interested in the life cycle of Giant Silk 
Worm, or Saturniidae, moths.  My 
mother and I found a cluster of 
Promethea eggs in our yard on the 
Spicebush plant, and brought them 
inside to keep them from harm.  A 
flurry of reading ensued and we 
have become enchanted with the amazing 
lives of all of the 
wonderful moths in this family.  We 
want to rear some of each type 
of Saturniidae moth whose range 
extends into Connecticut in order 
to study their life cycle first-hand 
and then release them to live 
out their few days as moths.  Since 
finding their eggs has proven 
to be incredibly difficult, we would 
appreciate it if anyone has a 
surplus of eggs, or any other phase of 
the life cycle, of the Giant 
Silk Moths that he would like to give 
us.