C.Rayz's photos with the keyword: released

Reared Elephant Hawk Moth -Ella Face

22 May 2010 103
Some folks may recall us finding a pupa of a moth in the beginning of April ( Large Pupa ) So we brought it home due to its unfortunate location in a wet muddy footpath and raised her. We've kept her in dirt in a bug house with wire mesh sides, lightly misted her about every 2 - 3 days and in a cool dark room and she finally emerged today :D What a fantastic face she has!

Reared Elephant Hawk Moth -Ella Side

22 May 2010 137
Some folks may recall us finding a pupa of a moth in the beginning of April ( Large Pupa ) So we brought it home due to its unfortunate location in a wet muddy footpath and raised her. We've kept her in dirt in a bug house with wire mesh sides, lightly misted her about every 2 - 3 days and in a cool dark room and she finally emerged today :D Plump and pink and flight tested we took her back to the location we found her at Filsham and let her go.

Ella - Reared Elephant Hawk Moth

22 May 2010 117
Some folks may recall us finding a pupa of a moth in the beginning of April ( Large Pupa ) So we brought it home due to its unfortunate location in a wet muddy footpath and raised her. We've kept her in dirt in a bug house with wire mesh sides, lightly misted her about every 2 - 3 days and in a cool dark room and she finally emerged today :D I really feel privileged to have been a part of this process with her.

Ella At Release

22 May 2010 118
Some folks may recall us finding a pupa of a moth in the beginning of April ( Large Pupa ) So we brought it home due to its unfortunate location in a wet muddy footpath and raised her. We've kept her in dirt in a bug house with wire mesh sides, lightly misted her about every 2 - 3 days and in a cool dark room and she finally emerged today :D What a sight it was to see her and know that she has matured and is going back to the wild and that we helped. We took her back to Filsham where we found her and let her fly off :)