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Satin White moth - pupa - Palpita flegia
Copyright © 2007 Alan Chin Lee

Satin White moth - pupa - Palpita flegia
Boca Raton, Palm Beach County, Florida, USA
August 19, 2007
Pupae are housed in the leaves that had been bound together as shown earlier in this series.

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Contributed by Alan Chin Lee on 29 September, 2007 - 1:57pm

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