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Coniopterygidae, cocoon

Coniopterygidae, cocoon
Shimek State Forest, Van Buren County, Iowa, USA
September 22, 2016
M. Leoschke collected lep larvae on Post Oak, Quercus stellata, and shipped them to me for photographing and possibly rearing. In searching the leaves M. Hayne found this little larva
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Further searching of the leaves I found this cocoon which looks much like

May 4, 2017: oh my goodness gracious, an adult emerged

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