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What kind of cocoon or egg case is this?
Copyright © 2008 EclecticNature

What kind of cocoon or egg case is this?
St. Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida, USA
April 12, 2008
Size: about 4 cm
I think this was in an oak tree. There are Mantid egg cases around. I wasn't sure if this might be a Praying Mantis case or something else.
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Contributed by EclecticNature on 12 April, 2008 - 2:03pm
Last updated 12 May, 2008 - 7:02pm

Polyphemus moth cocoon?
My guess is some kind of giant silkmoth cocoon (family Saturniidae). I know that polyphemus caterpillars roll leaves into their cocoons, so that is where I'd start. The moth has already exited this one.
… Eric R. Eaton, 14 April, 2008 - 3:54pm login or register to post comments

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