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Field Notes
Description:
This was a just formed pupa of a moth found on the underside of a leaf. It has not yet darkened into it's final color. It has used the long gold hairs of the larval stage to weave a loose basket around itself. The shrunken larval skin is visible in the last picture to the upper left of the pupa.
Habitat:
Forest of the Calakmul Biosphere Reserve, area around the Bat Cave about 10 minutes east of Puerta Calakmul.
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Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedMarch 31, 2015
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