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Urgantly needed: muehlenbeckia.

(8 posts)

  1. clinton9
    Member

    Hi Norm & members,
    On today this afternoon I caught a female common copper butterfly and on yesterday I caught a female common copper butterfly, Now I have two egg-laying female common copper butterflies in my caterpillar castle.
    These butterflies want muehlenbeckia to lay eggs.

    I need muehlenbeckia urgantly as butterflies will dies in few days time.

    Can you please drop muehlenbeckia spp and muehlenbeckia australis at my address:

    903 Queen Street,
    Thames.

    I appreicate your help.

    Clinton.

    Posted 3 months ago #

  2. Charlotte
    Member

    Hi Clinton,

    Perhaps you could try Oratia natives. They send plants out, but not sure what prices. They have the muehlenbeckia in stock.

    http://www.oratianatives.co.nz/catalogue_search.php

    Cheers
    Charlotte

    Posted 3 months ago #

  3. YvonneWallis
    Member

    why will the butterflies die in a few days?

    Posted 3 months ago #

  4. clinton9
    Member

    Copper butterflies have 2 weeks lifespan.

    Stress (through being caught) may cause the butterflies to dies in few days.

    Posted 3 months ago #

  5. Jacqui
    Key Master

    It is best to leave oviposting butterflies where they are until you have enough host plant to accommodate the eggs/larvae.

    I think Norm might be away at present.

    Posted 3 months ago #

  6. YvonneWallis
    Member

    yes..have since looked up their life span and 1 week is considered long.. such a short wee life...I agree with Jacqui

    Posted 3 months ago #

  7. clinton9
    Member

    I found the muehlenbeckia in bush where I caught the old female copper butterfly, this morning and I brought two plants, one smaller plant went to caterpillar castle which had alive female copper butterfly.

    No need for you to send me muehlenbeckia.

    Posted 3 months ago #

  8. Anna
    Member

    Clinton, when you see another copper butterfly it may pay to just track her for a while and wait till you see her lay eggs, and collect a few of them, so she doesn't get stressed and die an early death?

    Posted 3 months ago #

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