Breeding: Pararge aegeria

[wolf]

A new breeding project from this year. This is a widespread species in Norway, and it usually has two generations in one summer. The larva feed on different grass species. In my case i used both Brachypodium sylvicatum and Milium effusum.
Lifecycle information: The full lifecycle from egg to imago took around 7 weeks. They molted atleast 3 times, but i lost track as i was away for a couple of weeks during the breeding.
Eggs used 7-8 days to hatch
Larval stages lasted 33-35 days
Pupal stages lasted 9-11 days
Difficulty rating based on % of individuals gotten through to imago(1=hard, 5=easy): 4,5/5

Egg


L1


L2


Half grown larva


Full grown larva



Pupa



Imago



A few more high res pictures over HERE