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Moth Cocoon

Photo by tomk3886
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Field Notes

Description:

Large brown cocoon. Tuft of white fibers on bottom end. 7/8"x 7/8"x1 3/4".

Habitat:

Found in the cabana at our community pool. Near mixed forest.

Notes:

I've never seen a cocoon anywhere near this big.

Last photo shows it 20 days later. Empty with a hole in the top.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
tomk3886
We have plenty of Saturnids I've found quite a few cocoons that I thought were silk moths. They were smaller and always hanging from branches. And not quite as fibrous looking as this one. I"m still hoping someone on this site will recognize it. Tom
John B.
Hi Tom, that is a big cocoon. I had cocoons about that size (and I think the style was similar) - https://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/1822489966 - Do you have Saturnids in the Tallahassee area? John B.

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PublishedSeptember 11, 2022

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