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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Fairy Moths and kin (Adeloidea) » Shield Bearer Moths (Heliozelidae) » Coptodisca » Coptodisca powellella - Hodges#0260  (Coptodisca powellella)
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Pupa of tiny colorful moth on Live Oak - Coptodisca powellella
Copyright © 2010 Peter Bryant

Pupa of tiny colorful moth on Live Oak - Coptodisca powellella
Pacific Coast Trail near Warner Springs, San Diego County, California, USA
This image shows the pupal cuticle which I removed from the lenticular case made from leaf fragments. The adult moth had emerged from this pupal cuticle within a closed container. Green lacewings did not emerge in that container. Their cocoons are round and made of silk; not lenticular and made of leaf fragments! For example:
http://nathistoc.bio.uci.edu/neuropt/Chrysopa.htm

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Contributed by Peter Bryant on 3 May, 2010 - 5:52pm
Last updated 26 May, 2010 - 1:41pm

Moved
Moved from Coptodisca.
… Charley Eiseman, 26 May, 2010 - 1:41pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Moths.
… Charley Eiseman, 14 May, 2010 - 12:38pm login or register to post comments

Yes pupae,
but the image of the cocoon looks identical to this http://bugguide.net/node/view/333193, even with the jaws sticking out the end. Right? Or am I seeing it totally wrong and it's playing tricks on me?
… Chris Grinter, 3 May, 2010 - 9:31pm login or register to post comments

 
Not identical...
...there are no legs coming out of the pupal case in my images.
… Peter Bryant, 3 May, 2010 - 10:32pm login or register to post comments

 
Well,
this explain things. I was getting confused too.
… Beatriz Moisset, 9 May, 2010 - 10:34am login or register to post comments

 
Not jaws....
...but the ends of the wings of the pupal cuticle. It does seem odd that it seems to have backed out of the pupal case!
… Peter Bryant, 3 May, 2010 - 10:30pm login or register to post comments

 
bizarre,
really looked confusing!
… Chris Grinter, 3 May, 2010 - 10:49pm login or register to post comments

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