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Cup Moth Cocoon

Doratifera vulnerans

Description:

About 15mm long smooth wine goblet shaped structure with a perfectly round "escape hatch" at the apex. This is the cocoon of a cup moth so named because of the shape of the cocoon.

Habitat:

Churchill Natioanl Park

Notes:

Thanks Leuba for the ID. Sounds like it took you a while to ID it...

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pamsai
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pamsai

Victoria, Australia

Spotted on Oct 11, 2014
Submitted on Oct 17, 2014

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