Imperial Moth Caterpillar - Eacles imperialis Gainesville, Alachua County, Florida, USA August 31, 2006 Size: 65 mm
I gave the caterpillar a gallon of sandy soil in which it eventually dug down when it realized there was no escaping my rearing container. Three days after it buried itself, I dug it up and it still hadn't pupated! Some time between August 23 and August 31 it formed this pupa, which I dug up and washed for photos, then reburied.
Images of this individual: tag all Contributed by Hannah Nendick-Mason on 1 September, 2006 - 7:52pm Last updated 28 September, 2006 - 10:34am |