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Day 24 - Cycloneda polita
Copyright © 2009 R. Berg

Day 24 - Cycloneda polita
Alameda County, California, USA
August 27, 2009
Pupa formation. This individual, the last of the three to pupate, has shed its larval exoskeleton and is maintaining an upright posture, anchored to the substrate by its last abdominal segment. Photo at 10:08 a.m.

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Contributed by R. Berg on 16 September, 2009 - 12:57am
Last updated 18 September, 2009 - 1:14pm

Moved
Moved from Cycloneda.
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