Caterpillar Setups > Closed Container
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Papilio indra Storage Containers
Stack of storage containers; each with 1 caterpillar of Papilio indra minori.
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Squat Tub semi-closed container--Glaucopsyche lygdamus oro
This photo shows a Glaucopsyche lygdamus oro larva feeding on Lupinus argenteus utilizing a semi-closed squat tub container. Replace frass and host both morning and evening.
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Hypaurotis crysalus citima in closed container
Because Colorado hairstreaks camouflage themselves so well on oak, rearing them in closed containers in the spring seems to work well if you separate out the larvae. Simply replace host and frass every 24-48 hours. Place in enough host plant to keep the leaves succulent.
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Squat Tub semi-closed container
This photo shows a stack of squat tub containers containing larvae of great blue hairstreaks (Atlites halesus corcorani) and Colorado hairstreaks (Hypaurotis crysalus citima).
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Squat Tub semi-closed container--Heliopetes ericetorum
This photo shows a larva of the great white skipper (Heliopetes ericetorum) feeding on globe mallows in a semi-closed squat tub.
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Squat Tub semi-closed container--Pontia beckeri
This photo shows a last instar Pontia beckeri feeding on natural host Stanleya pinnata. Replace frass twice a day and replaced host daily.
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