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Southern Flannel Moth - Megalopyge opercularis

Southern Flannel Moth - Megalopyge opercularis
DeSoto, Dallas County, Texas, USA
November 14, 2008
Two days later it had pupated on the wall. There were 9 other older cocoons in the alcove of the doorway of this building, all located where the wall and the ceiling joined. The older ones were already empty. None of these had the characteristic "hump" on the top that I see in the other pictures in the guide, but on some of them you could see where the "tail" had been.

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