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Acronicta americana
Dagger moths shed their "fur" for the outer part of their cocoon. This one seemed very airy from what a remembered them feeling so I found a dead caterpillar. It appears that it died in the during the second part of the cocoon making process, which consists of a silk made layer.
This was found under a piece of wood
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