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Polyphemus moth coccoon

Antheraea polyphemus

Photo by auntnance123
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Field Notes

Description:

1 3/4 inches long, fibrous with faint impressions of oak leaves

Habitat:

spotted under oak trees next to post office

Notes:

I suspect this coccoon was opened by a predator since the moth emerges from the opposite from where the hole is.

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