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Cocoon

Description:

I found these empty cocoons out of my kitchen under a ledge. Are about 4 cm long. Pupal shells of butterfly or moth.

1 Species ID Suggestions

EarlyStages
EarlyStages 12 years ago
empty pupal shells of ???
Nymphalidae


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5 Comments

margaretwmerritt
margaretwmerritt 12 years ago

Looks like their hatching.

KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago

Very nice!

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 12 years ago

yes, empty pupal shells of butterfly or moth.

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 12 years ago

Not shure they are empty. But looking at the pictures it seems they are a bit open. I´ll keep watching them to see any change.Thanks Cehorzg.

ceherzog
ceherzog 12 years ago

Wow! Are you sure they're empty? Usually crysaliid cases become pretty dull or transparent after the butterfly has emerged.

LuisStevens
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LuisStevens

San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico

Spotted on Feb 7, 2012
Submitted on Feb 7, 2012

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