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Cecropia moth cocoon? - Hyalophora cecropia
Copyright © 2012 ROBIN ARMSTRONG SEEBER

Cecropia moth cocoon? - Hyalophora cecropia

West Alexander, Washington County, Pennsylvania, USA
February 17, 2012
Size: 8cm
found on black locust

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Cecropia moth cocoon? - Hyalophora cecropia Cecropia moth cocoon? - Hyalophora cecropia
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Contributed by ROBIN ARMSTRONG SEEBER on 19 February, 2012 - 8:58pm
Last updated 12 March, 2012 - 5:26pm

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… Ryan St Laurent, 19 February, 2012 - 9:13pm login or register to post comments

cocoon
this cocoon is identical to a cecropia moth cocoon I watched emerge last year, so I assume it is also a cecropia moth... am going to put it in a terrarium outside and wait and see...
… ROBIN ARMSTRONG SEEBER, 19 February, 2012 - 9:00pm login or register to post comments

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