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Saga of the Flag Moth - Part 6

Dysschema sp.

Photo by LaurenZarate
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After 4 days of complete inactivity, hanging head downwards, all 14 larvae molted again. These pictures show one of the teneral, newly molted larvae (now in the last instal) still clinging to it's silk mat. It takes a couple of hours for the soft white legs and head capsule to harden and darken.

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