Clifden Nonpareil (Blue Underwing) Catocala fraxini SPECIAL PRICE! 30 Eggs for the price of 15

Clifden Nonpareil (Blue Underwing) Catocala fraxini

The largest underwing, spectacular blue. Overwintering eggs to hatch in spring.

This species is became almost extinct in Britain. Now there are some new colonies.  Continental races have darker forewings, with less distinct markings. The largest of all Underwings and remarkable for its BLUE hindwings. The young larvae are immensely active and care must be taken when transferring them to fooplant on hatching, because they can tangle themselves up if you try to move more than one at a time! Feed on Aspen and other Poplars. The larvae are the largest of this genus and very satisfying to rear. Moths emerge in late summer, laying eggs that overwinter.