It's going to be a very short text this time. What I did with the Mexican Leucanella saturata was obvious not the best way to keep them. As a result I ended up with only one cocoon. They struggled immediately from the start. A few days after the eggs hatched the brood suffered a fatal food poisoning that nearly killed all the caterpillars. Only three of them survived and even though Salix caprea and Salix cinerea were well accepted, growth was extremely slow. It took two and a half month before the sole survivor made it's cocoon. Not normal at all, so there's nothing useful I can tell about rearing Leucanella saturata. Hopefully more luck next time.
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| Leucanella saturata final instar on Salix cinerea |
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| Leucanella saturata final instar on Salix cinerea |
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| Leucanella saturata final instar on Salix caprea |
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| Leucanella saturata final instar on Salix cinerea |
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| Leucanella saturata final instar on Salix cinerea |
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| Leucanella saturata final instar on Salix cinerea |
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| Leucanella saturata final instar on Salix caprea |
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| Leucanella saturata final instar on Salix cinerea |
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| Leucanella saturata final instar on Salix caprea |
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| Leucanella saturata final instar on Salix caprea |
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| Leucanella saturata L6 on Salix caprea |
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| Leucanella saturata L6 on Salix caprea |
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| Leucanella saturata L5 on Salix caprea |
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| Leucanella saturata L5 on Salix cinerea |
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| Leucanella saturata L4 on Salix caprea |
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| Leucanella saturata L3 on Salix caprea |
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| Leucanella saturata L3 on Salix caprea |
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| Leucanella saturata L1 on Salix caprea |
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| Leucanella saturata L1 on Salix caprea |