[Objectives]  To investigate the mechanism of diapause termination in Clanis bilineata tsingtauica which mainly enters diapause as mature larvae. [Methods]  Larvae were kept under four different temperature gradients under constant humidity and differences in diapause duration, pupation and emergence between these temperature treatment groups was compared. [Results]  The duration of diapause and the pupal stage gradually shortened as temperature increased, reaching minimum values of (34.4±0.3) d and (6.7±1.2) d, respectively at 35 ℃. The pupation rate and pupal weight first increased, then decreased, with increasing temperature. The maximum pupation rate was (80.60±0.26) % at 25 ℃ and the maximum average pupal weight was (4.21±0.07) g at 30 ℃. The adult emergence rate decreased significantly with increasing temperature. The oviposition rate reached a maximum of (204±9) eggs/female at 25 ℃. These results show that the diapause status of Clanis bilineata tsingtauica could be reversed when the effective accumulated temperature reached 1 111.1 degree·days at room temperature. [Conclusion] The post-diapause growth and development of Clanis bilineata tsingtauica was optimal after diapause termination at a temperature of 25 ℃.