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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Butterflies and Skippers (Papilionoidea) » Brush-footed Butterflies (Nymphalidae) » Admirals, Sisters (Limenitidinae) » Admirals, Sisters and Sailors (Limenitidini) » Admirals & Viceroy (Limenitis)
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cocoon - Limenitis
Copyright © 2021 Pamela Piombino

cocoon - Limenitis
East of Walden, Laramie River Valley, Larimer County, Colorado, USA
June 23, 2021
attached to a Ponderosa at 8800'

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cocoon - Limenitis cocoon - Limenitis
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Contributed by Pamela Piombino on 1 July, 2021 - 1:12am
Last updated 7 September, 2021 - 11:27am

Two days does seem like a long time
to shed the larval skin, but our experience is mostly with Monarchs, so Admirals could be different
… john and jane balaban, 2 July, 2021 - 2:21pm login or register to post comments

Cocoon
I photographed it two days in a row as it was on a tree next to where we camped. It hadn't seemed to have changed, so I wonder if it died in the process?
… Pamela Piombino, 2 July, 2021 - 2:15pm login or register to post comments

Given the location
we would suspect this is Limenitis weidemeyerii - Weidemeyer's Admiral, but you'll need someone more knowledgeable than us to confirm that, sorry
… john and jane balaban, 2 July, 2021 - 1:56pm login or register to post comments

Cocoon
Thanks for taking this to Genus! Pam
… Pamela Piombino, 2 July, 2021 - 1:31pm login or register to post comments

Caterpillar just beginning to pupate
genus Limenitis
… john and jane balaban, 2 July, 2021 - 10:03am login or register to post comments

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