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Unknown Sac - Hyalophora cecropia
Copyright © 2005 SaltyMark

Unknown Sac - Hyalophora cecropia
Deep River, Ontario, Canada
August 27, 2005
Size: 3" (7.5 cm)
This was on a small shrub. A very tough fibrous material which is like shiny paper (light brown), inside are many wooven fibres protecting the inner core. The core is shaped like a cocoon.
Any suggestions on what made it?

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Unknown Sac - Hyalophora cecropia Unknown Sac - Hyalophora cecropia
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Contributed by SaltyMark on 25 September, 2005 - 3:27pm
Last updated 25 November, 2009 - 12:02am

Moved
Moved from Giant Silkworm and Royal Moths. A cecropia cocoon, based on its size and its being attached to the stem along its whole length.
… Charley Eiseman, 25 November, 2009 - 12:02am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Moths.
… john and jane balaban, 22 September, 2007 - 9:44am login or register to post comments

Moth
The silk sack contains the pupa. If it survives, it will emerge in spring.
… Jim McClarin, 25 September, 2005 - 3:29pm login or register to post comments

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