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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Unidentified pupae & cocoons
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Coccoon??
Copyright © 2008 Seth Burgess

Coccoon??
Murphy, Collin County, Texas, USA
August 31, 2008
Size: 1.5"
This critter was found attached to a towel left on the back porch. Do they make cocoons that loose? Or is this a spider's food cache?

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Contributed by Seth Burgess on 2 September, 2008 - 8:04pm
Last updated 25 September, 2008 - 1:15am

Cocoon
There are definitely cocoons this loose, for example the cocoons of many noctuids. It would be interesting to see what emerges if you hang onto the pupa. Is the silk actually that golden color, is that an artifact of lighting?
… Charley Eiseman, 2 September, 2008 - 9:40pm login or register to post comments

 
Interesting, and thanks for t
Interesting, and thanks for the response! Its actually golden, but perhaps a bit exaggerated in this shot.
… Seth Burgess, 3 September, 2008 - 6:34am login or register to post comments

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