Is it possible to rear Thitarodes (Hepialus).

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Is it possible to rear Thitarodes (Hepialus) in laboratory.

Yes, breeding Thitarodes should not be more of a challenge than most other Hepialids. So far as the life history is known, there are no special requirements besides a hitherto unknown larval host root.

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