Oleander Hawk Moths Emerging From Cocoons 2.mpg

This is footage of a couple of oleander hawk moths emerging from their cocoons. Found the caterpillars while cutting back our oleander bushes. did a little research into what they were and decided to put a few in a box to see what happened. Watched them feed, shed skin, cocoon and then managed to see these ones emerge about a couple of weeks later. These are very beautiful moths, and quite large. We measured one with a wing span of 11cm. That to me is a big moth. Was very interesting to see it change from a caterpillar through all the different stages it went through into a fabulous moth.

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• Oleander
• Hawk
• Moths
• Emerging
• From
• Cocoons
• 2

[warner4455]

Mine all dug under the dirt.

How long did it take to hatch?