Danaus Juventa Manillana

Danaus Juventa Manillana, or Ideopsis juventa (Danaus Juventa Manillana, or Ideopsis juventa)

Phylum arthropoda
Class — insecta
Order — lepidoptera
Family — nymphalidae

Genus – ideopsis

Appearance

The newborn caterpillar is white with a black head. The younger caterpillars are wine-red with small white spots. The older caterpillars are black with many small white dots. They have 2 long outgrowths on the head and back of the body. The outgrowths are black and red in the bottom.

The wingspan of this butterfly is 60-80 mm. This butterfly is dark gray or black with two rows of circular white dots along the margins of its wings and elongated white patches closer to the body. The elongated white patches appear to radiate from the thorax.

Habitat

It is found in Southeast Asia.

Behavior

Ideopsis juventa demonstrates daily activity. The flight is swift.

Diet

The caterpillars feed on the leaves of plants from the family Kutrovye and milkweed. Butterflies feed on nectar.

Reproduction

For their reproduction you need a mesh cage with a size of 50 x 50 x 70 cm. Females lay eggs one at a time on the young shoots of the forage plant. The eggs are white and elongated-oval. The incubation period is 3-5 days. It is better to keep the caterpillars in mesh cages for 6-8 insects. In the cage, you need to place a branch of the forage plant. Forage plants should be replaced every 3-4 days. The temperature is 22-25 oC at the humidity of 60-75%. The pupae are ovate and smooth. They are greenish-yellow with small black dots. The caterpillar develops for 2-3 weeks. The pupa stage lasts 7-8 days. The butterfly lives up to 14 days.

In captivity

The mesh terrarium with a size of 50 × 50 × 70 mm is suitable for keeping butterflies. Room temperature is necessary. Daylight time is 12 hours. You can feed the butterflies with an overripe banana or give them a syrup of honey diluted with boiled water in a ratio of 1:10.

 

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