Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
The Taiwanese Moon moth (Actias neidhoeferi) is one of the RAREST moon moths; so rare that nobody has filmed the caterpillars and life cycle before! This really small creature is endemic to Taiwan and this episode highlights some of the serious conservation issues they face. World wide, many moon moth species exist; some are iconic and common and widespead such as the luna moth (Actias luna) while other rare species (Graellsia isabellae) face serious threats. But one of the most forgotten species is Actias neidhoeferi; a small species endemic to the mountains of Taiwan, rarely every reared by anyone at all.
Moths? Butterflies? Insects? Nature? Oh yes! My name is Bart Coppens; pleased to meet you. Allow me to introduce myself and what I do! I am an (amateur) entomologist - and my YouTube channel is pretty unique! I mostly film butterflies, moths and their life respective cycles! I also do biology, entomology and wildlife adjacent content. While I do film moths and butterflies in the wild and even research them in some occasions, I am also a passionate and avid insect breeder that breeds moths and butterflies in captivity; it's my unusual hobby. Many of my videos consist of me documenting their life cycles which I think is VERY important because the life cycle of many species is poorly known to science! Did you know this channel has DIRECTLY contributed to science and conservation by being the FIRST to film, photograph and generally document the life cycle of SEVERAL species??
For over 6 years, my channel was demonetised by YouTube(!) and they never told me the reason why. My older videos may reference this fact!! They tried to kill the beast but they only made it stronger. It only made me more determined to succeed; and in the course of those 6 years I made close to 2000 insect videos! In this time, I heavily relied on community support through crowdfunding and my online web-businesses.
0:00 Introduction
6:50 Start of the rearing
56:50 Larger larvae
1:24:53 Cocooning
1:43:00 First moths
2:06:00 Mating moths?
2:21:00 Eggies
2:31:40 Ecology and more
2:54:32 Discussion, Gen2, Autro
Link to my Patreon: patreon.com/BartButterflies
I also have a website on Etsy where I publish my own books and guides, and often ethically framed butterflies and moths who died of old age, or specimens for collectors.
A link to my Etsy store: etsy.com/shop/BartCoppensMerch
I'm proud of my Etsy store and offer some exclusive content on here for people who want to learn about moths!
If you'd like to support me in other ways, it is also possible to tip me via PayPal and Ko-Fi.
PayPal: paypal.me/BartCoppens
Ko-Fi: Ko-fi.com/bartbutterflies
Here you can send a tip to help me research and film more awesome species.
I also designed hundreds of MOTH stickers on RedBubble!
Link to RedBubble: redbubble.com/people/Entomologist/shop
SOCIALS: Do you wish to contact me? I am also on other platforms.
Instagram: @coppensb -- instagram.com/coppensb
E-mail: bart.coppens@hotmail.com (personal email; do not abuse) note: I get a lot of mail, I may be slow to reply.
TikTok: @mothmanbart
Facebook: 'Moth of the Day"
The Taiwanese Moon moth (Actias neidhoeferi) is one of the RAREST moon moths; so rare that nobody has filmed the caterpillars and life cycle before! This really small creature is endemic to Taiwan and this episode highlights some of the serious conservation issues they face. World wide, many moon moth species exist; some are iconic and common and widespead such as the luna moth (Actias luna) while other rare species (Graellsia isabellae) face serious threats. But one of the most forgotten species is Actias neidhoeferi; a small species endemic to the mountains of Taiwan, rarely every reared by anyone at all.
Moths? Butterflies? Insects? Nature? Oh yes! My name is Bart Coppens; pleased to meet you. Allow me to introduce myself and what I do! I am an (amateur) entomologist - and my YouTube channel is pretty unique! I mostly film butterflies, moths and their life respective cycles! I also do biology, entomology and wildlife adjacent content. While I do film moths and butterflies in the wild and even research them in some occasions, I am also a passionate and avid insect breeder that breeds moths and butterflies in captivity; it's my unusual hobby. Many of my videos consist of me documenting their life cycles which I think is VERY important because the life cycle of many species is poorly known to science! Did you know this channel has DIRECTLY contributed to science and conservation by being the FIRST to film, photograph and generally document the life cycle of SEVERAL species??
For over 6 years, my channel was demonetised by YouTube(!) and they never told me the reason why. My older videos may reference this fact!! They tried to kill the beast but they only made it stronger. It only made me more determined to succeed; and in the course of those 6 years I made close to 2000 insect videos! In this time, I heavily relied on community support through crowdfunding and my online web-businesses.
0:00 Introduction
6:50 Start of the rearing
56:50 Larger larvae
1:24:53 Cocooning
1:43:00 First moths
2:06:00 Mating moths?
2:21:00 Eggies
2:31:40 Ecology and more
2:54:32 Discussion, Gen2, Autro
Link to my Patreon: patreon.com/BartButterflies
I also have a website on Etsy where I publish my own books and guides, and often ethically framed butterflies and moths who died of old age, or specimens for collectors.
A link to my Etsy store: etsy.com/shop/BartCoppensMerch
I'm proud of my Etsy store and offer some exclusive content on here for people who want to learn about moths!
If you'd like to support me in other ways, it is also possible to tip me via PayPal and Ko-Fi.
PayPal: paypal.me/BartCoppens
Ko-Fi: Ko-fi.com/bartbutterflies
Here you can send a tip to help me research and film more awesome species.
I also designed hundreds of MOTH stickers on RedBubble!
Link to RedBubble: redbubble.com/people/Entomologist/shop
SOCIALS: Do you wish to contact me? I am also on other platforms.
Instagram: @coppensb -- instagram.com/coppensb
E-mail: bart.coppens@hotmail.com (personal email; do not abuse) note: I get a lot of mail, I may be slow to reply.
TikTok: @mothmanbart
Facebook: 'Moth of the Day"
