I have started a project to raise Orizaba silkmoths, also known as "Mariposa cuatro espejos"(Four mirrors butterfly)
Update #11 I have not updated in a while as the butterflies are still in cocoon. Here are some pictures, I hope soon they will emerge and I will photograph them
Sadly some did not make it. This one was not able to finish the cocoon and dried up
There is a problem of over exploitation of this butterfly and is starting to become extinct. The specie is begining to disappear in Sonora and now they are collecting them from Sinaloa, Mexico (neighbor State)
I want to encourage the re population of this specie. I will keep updating the progress of these silkworms and hopefully I can reach the butterfly stages.
If you want to know more about Orizaba silkmoths you can read this article