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Cecropia Moth 08/22 Cocoon - Hyalophora cecropia - female
Copyright © 2009 Linda Murphy

Cecropia Moth 08/22 Cocoon - Hyalophora cecropia - Female
Pennsylvania, USA
June 1, 2009
Emerged today! I believe it is a female, a VERY large abdomen.

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Contributed by Linda Murphy on 1 June, 2009 - 8:09pm
Last updated 2 June, 2009 - 4:47pm

Very Nice
Great series. It's a joy for me to see others experience the full life cycle of a saturniid. The first moth I ever raised was a cecropia.

BTW, yes that's a female.
… Ryan St Laurent, 2 June, 2009 - 2:14pm login or register to post comments

 
Hi Ryan
Thanks for confirming the gender, sure hope she finds a mate!
This sure was one amazing project! I see you have lunas mating, awesome!
Warm regards, Linda
… Linda Murphy, 3 June, 2009 - 9:56am login or register to post comments

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