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Tussock moth lifecycle

Orgyia sp. ??

Photo by sunnyjosef
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Description:

These images were taken over a period of 14 days starting from 07/09/15 to 21/09/15. I have been watching the cocoon for some days when a flightless female moth came out of it on 11/09. By next day male members of the species flew in probably attracted by the pheromone it produced. After that it began to produce pink eggs in hundreds and covered it with hair from it's abdomen. This continued for two days. By 17/09 the female moth died and fell off the egg mass. On 21/09 morning the eggs began to turn black and on the same evening hundreds of live caterpillars came out to spread in all directions.

Habitat:

Spotted on my compound wall.

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