Actias maenas

Does anybody has experience in breeding this species?
All advices are wellcomed:
hostplants, time to pupate, conditions.....

Hi,
I've bred some on Liquidambar, but they accept Eucalyptus too.
In my opinion, there's no specific thing to know about this breeding.
Treat them like other Actias species. Just notice that they can become huge in the final instar and eat a lot

Thanks a lot...
Does the species overwinter as a pupa or have continuous generations?

I'm not sure but I think they don't diapause. That's why Eucalyptus can be helpful..

Salut mon bouquin donne aussi sweet chestnut (chataigner) pas plus d'info.

Cedric

Chataigner.... this is new for me. Seems to be a little polyphagus. Will the Schimus molle work?
I will try and say
Merçi pour tout!

An american website mentions chestnut (chataigner) but not Schinus...
There is also oak and several Rhus species in the list.

Selon certains éleveurs, les chenilles deviennent bien plus grosses sur Eucalyptus (gunnii).

For some breeders, caterpillars become much bigger on Eucalyptus (gunnii).

Umm,
The problem is that I don't have E. gunni available where I live.
Rhus is an Anacardiaceae, as Schinus molle.... I will try with Schinus having Quercus ready. I will post results