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Argidae, cocoon #1, question - Sphacophilus apios
Copyright © 2014 MJ Hatfield

Argidae, cocoon #1, question - Sphacophilus apios
Talmage Hill Wildlife Area , Union County, Iowa, USA
July 12, 2014
Size: 10 mm
June 4, 2014: several cocoons collected by M. Leoschke on Scurfy Pea, Psoralidium batesi
A question about this cocoon:
There seems to be 2 types of 'silk', one traditional and the other a hardened, yellowish, structural. Please tell more.

Batch rearing. With
Identification by D.R. Smith.

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Contributed by MJ Hatfield on 23 November, 2014 - 6:52am
Last updated 2 April, 2018 - 9:29pm

Moved
Moved from Sphacophilus nigriceps.
… MJ Hatfield, 2 April, 2018 - 9:28pm

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