Hmmm.Cleaned up our front porch in preps for cold weather, Winter and the wintry sleet/snow mix we are forecast to get over the next day and a half. While cleaning the small plant tables, found this cocoon attached beneath.
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I carefully removed from the table, shook about, can feel the presence of a pretty large pupa.
From doing some Google searches, it looks to belong to a Cecropia Silkmoth. Here’s a link to the entire Cecropia moth lifecycle. http://www.wormspit.com/cecropia.htm Pretty cool.
Fascinating!
Fascinating!