Eggs are deposited in large clusters on host plants.
Gregarious larvae feed in large groups which become progressively smaller as larvae
develop.
Agapema platensis, fifth instar, courtesy of Jim Tuttle.
Listed below are the primary food plant(s) and alternate food plants
listed in Stephen E. Stone's Foodplants of World Saturniidae. It is hoped
that this
alphabetical listing followed by the common name of the foodplant will
prove useful. The list is not exhaustive. Experimenting with closely
related foodplants is worthwhile.
