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Eyed Hawk Smerinthus ocellata
These pupae will produce moths this year. Pairings extremely easy. Larvae feed on Apple, Willows and Sallows. The larvae do best on living foodplant because these plants do not last well in water. Very attractive larvae, highly camouflaged with silvery markings on green, and very streamlined. Single brooded. The moth has beautiful hindwings which it flashes if disturbed. Huge eyespots brightly coloured with magenta and blue. Highly recommended.
Additional reported foodplants: Poplars, Blackthorn, Lime, Privet, Alder, Birch, Plum, Blackthorn, some Viburnums, Various Prunus, Laurel.
Eyed Hawk Smerinthus ocellata
Fascinatingly camouflaged larvae which exactly match their leafy background. Easy to breed.
The larvae feed on Apple, Willows, Poplars. Other reported foodplants are Lime, Privet, Alder, Birch, Plum, Blackthorn, some Viburnums, Various Prunus, Laurel.
At pupation time, provide a container of compost to a depth of about 10cm, with a lid. The larvae burrow to pupate. The moths, with vivid eye-spots, emerge the following spring.
