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LIVESTOCK AND SUPPLIES
All materials listed can be ordered via email to Bill Oehlke at oehlkew@islandtelecom.com or via phone: 902-838-3455, or via regular mail:
Bill Oehlke
Box 476, 155 Peardon Road
Montague, P.E.I.
Canada, C0A 1R0
Always confirm availability of stock, preferably by email, before sending payment. Two species Hyalophora cecropia and Callosamia promethea are already sold out.
Order early before supplies are depleted. All cocoon/chrysalid/pupae orders must include one $6.00 postage and handling fee for the entire order. Canadian customers should multiply by a factor of 1.5 (enquire as to rate of exchange at time of order) to pay in Canadian funds.
Personal checks are preferred method of payment. I am not yet set up to handle credit cards.

SATURNIIDAE: SILKMOTHS

Hyalophora cecropia is one of north America's largest and most beautiful silkmoths.
Larvae get humongous! $5.60/cocoon SOLD OUT

Cocoons of Antheraea polyphmeus are usually available in the fall and winter.
Eggs are usually available in June.
Easy to rear. $4.20/c

Samia cynthia was introduced into the U.S. in the late 1800's to try to establish a silk industry which never got "off the ground". Moth populations survive in Connecticut, New York, New Jersey. $4.00/c

Ouch! Automeris io larvae feed in groups and can give a nasty sting.
Females have reddish-brown forewings; males have yellow forewings. $3.75/cocoon

Hyalophora columbia closely resemble cecropia. Larvae have three sets of tubercles and accept willow and cherry species as well as the preferred juniper/tamarack/larch. $6.00/cocoon
Mating occurs at dawn.

Actias luna is one of the most trouble free silkmoths to rear.
Strongly recommended for beginners.
Does well indoors or out. $3.75/cocoon

Callosamia promethea cocoons hang from trees throughout the winter and are easy to find.
Females are brown and call in wild males from 3:00-6:30 pm. $3.75/cocoon SOLD OUT

SPHINGIDAE: HAWKMOTHS

Darapsa choerilus (was pholus) pupae are very lively.
The Azalea Sphinx has bright orange hindwings. $3.50/pupa

Paonias excaecata is known as the blinded sphinx, probably due to the cloudy, blue-grey eyespot in the hindwing.
Larvae on cherry, oak, birch; $3.50/pupa

Smerinthus cerisyi is known as Cerisyi's Sphinx.
Larvae on poplars and willows; $3.50/pupa

Sphinx poecila is known as the Poecila Sphinx.
Larvae go from green to purple as blueberries (hostplant) ripen; $3.50/pupa

1. Winter diapause Saturniidae cocoons of big, healthy
Actias luna @ $3.75, $3.40 members;
Antheraea polyphemus @ $4.20, $3.80 members;
Automeris io @ $3.75, $3.40 members;
Callosamia promethea @ $3.75, $3.40 members SOLD OUT;
Hyalophora cecropia @ $5.60, $5.00 members SOLD OUT;
Hyalophora columbia @ $6.00, $5.40 members;
Samia cynthia advena @ $4.00, $3.60 members;
will be available fall of 2003.
2. Winter diapause Sphingidae pupae of Darapsa pholus @ $3.50, Paonias excaecata @ $3.50, Sphinx poecila @ $3.50, and Smerinthus cerisyi @ $3.50 are available in October, 2003.
Four Sphingidae listed above are $3.15 for members of World's Largest Saturniidae Site.
3. Larvae sleeves made from Remay cloth, the same material I use for my sleeves, for outdoor rearing are available in three sizes:
S1: 4 ft long with 67 inch circumference (ideal for small numbers on horizontal branches or vertical stems @ $4.00;
S2: 6 ft long with 67 inch circumference @ $5.50;
S3: 67 in long with 7.5 foot circumference @ $7.00;
These sleeves are also ideal for sleeving nettles, willows, cherries, ash, etc. to obtain eggs from captured female butterflies.
Postage on larvae sleeves will vary depending upon weight of package. Enquire about postage when placing order. Custom orders will be considered.Please indicate both style and size when ordering.
4. From late May through June (sometimes early July) the following Saturniidae eggs will be available. The prices are in U.S. dollars and already include expresss shipping and handling ($7.00 U.S.).

Saturniidae Species:
Actias luna
Antheraea polyphemus
Callosamia promethea
Hyalophora cecropia
Hyalophora columbia
Samia cynthia

Price/24 eggs:
$14.00
$15.00
$14.00
$17.00
$19.00
$15.00

Price/36 eggs
$17.50
$19.00
$17.50
$22.00
$25.00
$19.00

Egg packets will be shipped on a first-paid-first-served basis until stock is depleted. Different species are not always available at the same time and eggs are always shipped within a day or two of deposition. Check out the NORTH AMERICAN SATURNIIDAE website for pictures and info. Personal checks are preferred and should be sent to Bill Oehlke, Box 476, Peardon Road, Montague, Prince Edward Island, Canada C0A 1R0. I am not set up to accept credit cards.
Already included in the prices above is the $7.00 express shipping fee. Rarely a good mating will still result in the production of eggs that do not develop. In such cases I offer the following:
1) a total refund of your payment for unhatched eggs, less my $7.00 express shipping cost,
2) a replacement at no extra charge, if eggs are still available,
3) a full credit, (including the $7.00 shipping cost to me) toward the purchase of fall livestock purchase.

Patrick Marceau is offering livestock of the following Saturniidae:
B. alcinoe - $15 US each
Epiphora mythimnia - $15 US each
Gonimbrasia belina - $12 US each
G. maia - $15 US each
Melanocera menippe -$15 US each
Bunea aslauga -$12 US each
Argema mimosae - $18 US each
Argema mittrei - $18 US each
Contact Patrick at patrick.marceau@sympatico.ca
Bruce Edley periodicly offers live pupae of butterflies. He has sent me notice before of Buckeyes and Giant Swallowtails. You can contact him at PaigeEdley@msn.com
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