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Species ID Suggestions

Footman moth cocoon

Nepita conferta

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Bayucca - They both look exactly like my images, then I noticed that they were both taken just a few miles from my home :) Dave
Yes, Dave, Arctiidae make such crazy cocoons. I only know the ones from Cyana sp. http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/16991792 http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/21006114
This looks like a caterpillar pupae. The caterpillar constructs the basket from its hairs. The images in my files are of Arctiidae sp, so you could start there. Dave
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PublishedJanuary 31, 2014

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