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Moth larvae

Description:

About ten days ago, late in the evening, I saw a moth sitting on our sliding glass door. This is a fairly common occurrence, so I didn't think anything of it until I noticed the egg cluster the following day. Yesterday they started hatching out. The individual eggs are just under a millimeter across.

Notes:

No idea what the species is. 48 hours since they started hatching and a few laggards are still emerging from their eggs.

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8 Comments

Leuba Ridgway
Leuba Ridgway 12 years ago

Just came across these fantastic shots - I think i can even recognise the larvae --no just kidding !! although I have seen a few with black and cream stripes on their backs - brilliant Lori ! - thanks.

Jimena
Jimena 12 years ago

Hi Lori.tas
I found something very similar. But I not sure that mines are moth larvae.

http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/760...
Hopefully tomorrow I can keep taking pictures of them.

windmustache
windmustache 12 years ago

Amazing!!

Isabela
Isabela 13 years ago

Fantastic set of photos,Lori.

lori.tas
lori.tas 13 years ago

Day two and there are still a few unhatched, so I took more photos.

Yasser
Yasser 13 years ago

Incredible photograph Lori!

Isabela
Isabela 13 years ago

Wow!

keithp2012
keithp2012 13 years ago

Great close up of the caterpillars still in their eggs!

lori.tas
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lori.tas

Tasmania, Australia

Spotted on Jan 27, 2011
Submitted on Jan 27, 2011

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