Pupal cases? - Coleophora serratella South Frontenac, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada Size: 1 cm
I found dozens of these affixed to the terminal twigs of a White (Paper) Birch overhanging a small lake. It looked like there were perhaps two types, cocoons and eggs? Long cigar-shaped papery things, and then shorter hard-looking claw-shaped things. They occurred singly or in groups of two or more.
Images of this individual: tag all Contributed by Seabrooke Leckie on 22 January, 2009 - 8:43pm Last updated 25 March, 2015 - 7:03pm |