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Hyalophora cecropia - female
Copyright © 2010 Bill Reynolds

Hyalophora cecropia - Female
Wispering Pines, Moore County, North Carolina, USA
Wild Cocoon, Ex. Elderberry
Bill Reynolds & Jesse Perry
Ecl. 22 April 1998
NOTE: "April" eclosion may have resulted from bringing this cocoon indoors. Typical cecropia moth eclosion and activity across most of NC occurs between mid-May through mid-June. Less frequently, cecropias can be encountered as early as mid to late April in the eastern half of NC - incl. the Sandhills (earlier eclosion often occurs along the coast!).

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Contributed by Bill Reynolds on 3 February, 2010 - 4:05pm
Last updated 25 February, 2010 - 12:22pm

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