Silver-striped Hawkmoth Hippotion celerio 10 larvae

SIlver-striped Hawkmoth Hippotion celerio Hardly ever do we have livestock of this rare migrant. The larvae have realistic eye-spots, and they come in shades of green and brown. They feed well on Fuchsia, Virginia Creeper and the common creeper Boston Ivy, but also a wide variety of other plants, many un-related. These are some recorded foodplants: Grape Vine, Parthenocissus, Willowherb, Hedge Bedstraw, Impatiens, Mullein, Lilac, Dock, Sorrel, Begonia, Arum, Caladium, Bedstraw, Zantedeschia. Privet has also been reported which is useful when deciduous food plants are not available.

Fast growing if kept warm. They sometimes take little more than a month before pupation. Moths will emerge again this year and may produce multi generations.