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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Tortricid Moths (Tortricoidea) » Tortricid Moths (Tortricidae) » Olethreutinae » Olethreutini » Eumarozia » Sculptured Moth - Hodges#2749 (Eumarozia malachitana)
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Leaf roller. 10/15/2010 - Eumarozia malachitana
Copyright © 2010 Beatriz Moisset

Leaf roller. 10/15/2010 - Eumarozia malachitana
Rancocas Nature Center NJAS, Burlington County, New Jersey, USA
Size: ~ 7 mm
This moth finally emerged from its cocoon one or two days ago. It belongs to the same group of leaf rollers collected on 9/18/2010. I kept it indoors so I will not add the date to the data field; but these pictures were taken on 10/15/2010
Here is the caterpillar that belongs to the same group and its story. It was very interesting how it spun its silk to roll a leaf. This can be seen in this video. Here is the caterpillar:


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Contributed by Beatriz Moisset on 15 October, 2010 - 6:57pm
Last updated 7 March, 2019 - 2:27pm

Moved
Moved from Moths.
Thanks. C. Lehman thinks the same.
… Beatriz Moisset, 19 October, 2010 - 5:28pm login or register to post comments

How about something like
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… john and jane balaban, 15 October, 2010 - 8:39pm login or register to post comments

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