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Cocoon Identication Please - Callosamia promethea
Copyright © 2009 Brett

Cocoon Identication Please - Callosamia promethea
Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, USA
April 21, 2009
Size: 1.75 in by 0.5 in
It sure looks like a Promethea silk moth cocoon, but the size is a little small for what I would expect. The bulk of it is about 1.75 inches long, but the total length, including the connecting silk, is about 3 inches long. Looked for silk moth cocoons all winter and got skunked, and found this guy by total accident while mushroom hunting. Figures. Found on a small tree without leaves yet. I couldn't identify the tree. Cocoon is papery. Thanks for any help you all may have!
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Contributed by Brett on 21 April, 2009 - 3:09pm
Last updated 30 May, 2009 - 8:00pm

Promethea it is
The size is just right.
… Charley Eiseman, 27 May, 2009 - 6:50pm login or register to post comments

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