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Cocoon Identification Help - Mantis religiosa
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Cocoon Identification Help - Mantis religiosa
Erie County, New York, USA
October 10, 2011
I am hoping someone can identify this cocoon. It was found on a wooden swing set on a vertical board. It is light brown in color and feels a lot like foam insulation.
Contributed by BugLady1 on 10 October, 2011 - 6:32pm
Last updated 27 April, 2016 - 9:54am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Charley Eiseman, 2 November, 2011 - 7:53pm

Egg case (ootheca)...
of a praying mantis (Mantis religiosa).
… Charley Eiseman, 10 October, 2011 - 6:36pm

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