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Wingless moth - Orgyia leucostigma - female
Copyright © 2014 Chris Hartley

Wingless moth - Orgyia leucostigma - Female
Chesterfield, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA
October 21, 2014
The whole structure she was sitting on. I was assuming this to be a cocoon, but am realizing it could be something else.

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Contributed by Chris Hartley on 21 October, 2014 - 2:13pm
Last updated 23 November, 2014 - 11:11pm

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… john and jane balaban, 21 November, 2014 - 8:13pm login or register to post comments

yes thats the coccon ..
but she laid eggs on it which she then covered with scales from her body to camo them..shes one of the tussocks and that's about as far as I can get it, not seeing the caterpillar.
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