Sonoran Blue - Rearing
Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2022 3:25 am
I have a few questions about a butterfly species from my area and need help finding someone. I follow this person on YouTube and his channel name is ”Zelicaon”. Eight or so years ago, he made a video about collecting the Sonoran blue butterfly, https://youtu.be/9j4XwuKAx68 and that has inspired me to go out and collect it myself, as I’m a 45 minute drive away. I ended up being pretty successful in the process and managed to get 12 specimens of Philotes sonorensis.
As seen near the end of the video, the guy behind the camera and his friend Claude managed to bring multiple female specimens home, and rear their eggs. I was interested in doing this too, so I tried and it didn't go very well. I tried to replicate everything they did, but I got no eggs.
(Hopefully it shows above ↑ , If not, here's the link https://ibb.co/GfmHzkQ)
As you can see in the photo, there are two live females in the small cup, which are siting on what I'm pretty sure is the host plant. This small setup was about three feet under a 200 watt incandescent lamp. I'm also skeptical about the "dudleya" I harvested, which is possibly the wrong host plant species. I'm not really sure what prevented the butterfly from oviposition, but maybe someone familiar with this would know.
I'm planning on trying to rear the Sonoran blue again next march. I want to contact either one of these people in the video, as they could potentially provide some good info. The guy behind the camera mentions the website “Insectnet” throughout, and at the end of the video, it says it was produced by this website. This leads me to think that maybe the guy behind the camera might be working for Insectnet, or would've worked for this website in the past, so maybe someone know who he is, or could find out who he is, and If possible, I could have his email or any way to contact him or Claude. If this is possible, it would be a life saver.
Any information on rearing this incredible species would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
As seen near the end of the video, the guy behind the camera and his friend Claude managed to bring multiple female specimens home, and rear their eggs. I was interested in doing this too, so I tried and it didn't go very well. I tried to replicate everything they did, but I got no eggs.
(Hopefully it shows above ↑ , If not, here's the link https://ibb.co/GfmHzkQ)
As you can see in the photo, there are two live females in the small cup, which are siting on what I'm pretty sure is the host plant. This small setup was about three feet under a 200 watt incandescent lamp. I'm also skeptical about the "dudleya" I harvested, which is possibly the wrong host plant species. I'm not really sure what prevented the butterfly from oviposition, but maybe someone familiar with this would know.
I'm planning on trying to rear the Sonoran blue again next march. I want to contact either one of these people in the video, as they could potentially provide some good info. The guy behind the camera mentions the website “Insectnet” throughout, and at the end of the video, it says it was produced by this website. This leads me to think that maybe the guy behind the camera might be working for Insectnet, or would've worked for this website in the past, so maybe someone know who he is, or could find out who he is, and If possible, I could have his email or any way to contact him or Claude. If this is possible, it would be a life saver.
Any information on rearing this incredible species would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!