Silkmoths and more: Metarctia lateritia part 1

Ughh ... no ... these tigermoths (Arctiinae) are definitely not my thing. I really wouldn't know why anyone would like to breed something out of this subfamily, not even a species like the African Metarctia lateritia. The moths look quite nice, but the caterpillars. Seriously? If they were challenging to breed, I would understand. But no, you can't accuse them of being difficult. You don't even need to clean the container very often. If you're a lazy person, this is the perfect species for you. Just pile up the new food on top of the old and they just continue to eat. They don't care about the quality of the food and accept even the poorest breeding conditions. Older ones will even chew and burrow their way through soft stems. They prefer Asteraceae, Malvaceae and Lamiaceae, but will basically eat everything as long as it is somewhat green and organic. It takes rather long for them to develop. Especially the first three instars grow slow. In total they need around two months before they are full fed and start to pupate.