How to Rear UK PRIVET HAWK MOTH Caterpillars from Eggs to Pupae - with Leon Hills - LEON CREATOR

I give lots of tips & show all the stages of how to rear/raise Privet Hawk Moth Caterpillars from eggs to pupae/chrysalis. This is a huge species of moth - the largest native UK species. It has caterpillars to match!!! They grow so fast, doubling in size every couple of days & eating like there is no tomorrow. I love how massive they are but also their vivid colours & the fact that most people have no idea that they can be found in the UK. At the end of this process, when the caterpillars were almost fully grown, they were eating around a bin bag full of privet every day! This is definitely something I can recommend for others to have a go at - it is such a great fun experience & can help our native species of UK Hawk moths - each of which is spectacular in different ways. I have reared Privet, Eyed, Lime, Elephant, Convolvulus, Pine & Hummingbird Hawk Moth Caterpillars & have had just as much pleasure with each.
Books most useful for moth trapping identification & larvae rearing:
Moths of the British Isles - Bernard Skinner
Caterpillars of the British Isles - Jim Porter
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