Baiting Burns' Silk Moth males with a captive calling female

A hand-raised female Burns' Silk Moth (Hemileuca burnsi) is used to attract wild males. She releases a pheromone scent which is detectable by the males from several miles away. This is why many male moths have such large antennae. She is in a small cage in the back seat of the car, and a swarm of males have come looking for her! At the end of the day, one male will be allowed inside to mate with her. She'll stop releasing scent and a few hours later she'll begin laying her eggs. Much more butterfly/moth video, photography and life cycle studies available free to the public at HTTP://jcmdi.com, and the Hi-Res version of this video is available on DVD at http://technician.jcmdi.com/lepdvd01/lepdvd01.html for details.

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[jcmegabyte]

Thanks for checking it out :-)

[KixyBoo]

Awwwh that made me smile, they're so cute

[jcmegabyte]

When they're flying good out in the desert, it's like a snow storm of males looking for that female! :-)

[Fire666Hell]

COOOL!!!