BREEDING IO MOTHS GETTING FERTILE EGGS IN CAPTIVITY

We are breeding io moths from the Florida Keys. I found a female at the Publix shopping center in Key Largo and she gave me a bunch of eggs. Now, the adults are emerging from that brood and I would like for the colony to go through another generation or two. How do I get them to mate and lay eggs in captivity? This video will show you how.
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[@chrispengraves6487]

Hi David looks like Automeris to lilith am I close? About 38 years ago I collected some at Burger King on Key Largo Monroe county I think that is still there. Absolutely beautiful moth no doubt.😊

[@keysmoths5336]

Lileth for sure!!!!

[@cathysmith6956]

How beautiful it is

[@keysmoths5336]

Thanks. I agree

[@cathysmith6956]

What do they feed off of?

[@keysmoths5336]

They eat many things. I’m feeding these red bay and swamp bay

[@gazoontight]

Another good one.

[@keysmoths5336]

Why thank you!!

[@chrispengraves6487]

Yes now that I see the eye spots confirmed species

[@keysmoths5336]

Yep!!!

[@PrimalRenegade17]

Rearing caterpillars is one thing but breeding is a whole other ball game! Well done David! Those eyeo's are beautiful!
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[@FtanmoOfEtheirys]

i feel like if you bread a few ten thousand of these in captivity and let them all free, you could probably really mess up an ecosystem nearby lol

[@keysmoths5336]

Not really. Parasitic wasps and flies mess them up!!!