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Cup Moth Cocoon

Limacodidae family

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Field Notes

Description:

1or 2 cm. The images show the where the twig has been scraped away to accommodate the pupal cocoon as well as a close up of the surface of the cocoon. I find the surface to be very beautiful

Habitat:

This style of cocoon is very common here

Notes:

probably Pseudanapaea transvestita which is common as an adult through April and May (Orange Cup Moth)

Reference Links:

Limacodidae, Pseudanapaea transvestita

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (4)
StephenSolomons
he does such nice work Lauren. Beautiful images of a Cup Moth
LaurenZarate
Argy Bee just put up a lovely photograph of the cup moth.. http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/19303409/fullscreen His reference shows the coccoon and the emergence. Very neat. http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/lima/vulner.html
LaurenZarate
Very interesting spotting. The cup is extraordinarily elaborate and compact.

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PublishedMarch 20, 2013

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