Silkmoths and more: Actias rhodopneuma

This moon moth from southeast Asia is one of the most attractive members of the genus. No, not the caterpillars, those look like typical Actias larvae. The rearing is pretty straightforward. Keep them at an average living room temperature. Despite the very 'tropical' look of the moths, they do not require very warm conditions. A day temperature somewhere between twenty and twenty five degrees Celsius is fine. Keep the night temperature above ten degrees and your animals grow fast. They are full fed within five weeks. As food plants members of the Anacardiaceae family work best. They are particularly fond of Rhus and Cotinus. It's not a problem if you can't find these plants. They can also be reared on Liquidambar. There are even reports of successful rearings on Punus padus and Salix. I never tested those plants and honestly I prefer to use Rhus typhina for these caterpillars, so I will stick with that. They are best kept in spacious and well ventilated plastic containers. And as I always say: keep clean, don't be lazy.