Gynansia maia Africa 15 eggs or 10 larvae according to availability.

Gynansia maia Africa 15 eggs or 10 larvae according to availability.
Gynansia maia Africa 15 eggs or 10 larvae according to availability. Gynansia maia Africa 15 eggs or 10 larvae according to availability. Gynansia maia Africa 15 eggs or 10 larvae according to availability. Gynansia maia Africa 15 eggs or 10 larvae according to availability. Gynansia maia Africa 15 eggs or 10 larvae according to availability. Gynansia maia Africa 15 eggs or 10 larvae according to availability. Gynansia maia Africa 15 eggs or 10 larvae according to availability.
Availability: May/June
Price: £15.95 +vat
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Description

Gynansia maia Africa

A very spectacular Giant Silkmoth that we have only once offered before.

The larvae are most spectacular.  Foodplants include Oak, Peach, Wattle Acacia and Legume trees such as Laburnum, False Acacia and Cassia. Evergreen possibilities are Evergreen Oaks, Portuguese Laurel Prunus lusitanica. It may be worth trying Eucalyptus.

Pupae are formed underground. The pupal period is usually more than a few weeks.