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Small coiled cocoons on wall - Apterona helix
Copyright © 2008 Tim Eisele

Small coiled cocoons on wall - Apterona helix
Houghton, Houghton County, Michigan, USA
October 10, 2008
Size: About 5 mm
This is what I found inside the cocoon when I pulled one apart. There were also a lot of pieces of what looked like shed caterpillar skins inside, that crumbled in the process of getting it open.

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Contributed by Tim Eisele on 11 October, 2008 - 3:53pm
Last updated 15 October, 2008 - 5:07am

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