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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Unidentified pupae & cocoons
Photo#477763
Aquatic Lepidoptera pupae - unknown
Copyright © 2010 thubbard

Aquatic Lepidoptera pupae - unknown
Buffalo Creek, near Winthrop, Buchanan County, Iowa, USA
September 28, 2010
Size: ~15mm
seeking any help in determining lower than Order determination.
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Contributed by thubbard on 7 December, 2010 - 2:15pm
Last updated 10 December, 2010 - 8:31pm

Did you
try to rear them?
… MJ Hatfield, 27 August, 2022 - 10:38am login or register to post comments

 
Hi, MJ. Yes, that would have
Hi, MJ. Yes, that would have been ideal, but they were in by-catch and preserved in formalin before I noticed them. Too late at that point! They may have been terrestrial initially and just ended up in the stream, but I wanted to check and see if anyone recognized the pupae.
… thubbard, 29 August, 2022 - 6:50am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks.
You know I had to ask.
And thanks for photographing and posting!
… MJ Hatfield, 29 August, 2022 - 7:13am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Arthropods.
… john and jane balaban, 10 December, 2010 - 8:31pm login or register to post comments

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