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Hanging by a thread. 9/3/10 - Fulgoraecia exigua - female
Copyright © 2010 Beatriz Moisset

Hanging by a thread. 9/3/10 - Fulgoraecia exigua - Female
Pennypack Restoration Trust, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA
Size: BL 5 mm, to wing tip 6 mm
I found the adult moth today, September 3. I don't know when it emerged; it could have been a few days ago. Cocoon collected on August 19, 2010.
It came from a caterpillar just like the one which was parasitizing a planthopper (Acanalonia conica)

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Contributed by Beatriz Moisset on 3 September, 2010 - 3:02pm
Last updated 21 February, 2020 - 4:44pm

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