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Lichen Moth Caterpillar

Cyana sp.

Description:

The cocoon made by the caterpillar is quite remarkable. It is an open square mesh cage, constructed out of larval hairs held together with silk. The hairs are too short to construct the cage directly, so the caterpillar attaches pairs of hairs to each other end to end, and uses these pairs to make the sides of the cage. The pupa is suspended in the middle of the cage, equidistant from the sides. The caterpillar even manages to push its final larval skin outside the mesh cage while forming its pupa. When the moth emerges, it appears to exit the cage without damaging it. Source: http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au...

1 Species ID Suggestions

bayucca
bayucca 9 years ago
Lichen Moth Caterpillar
Cyana sp. Moth pupa in a basket | Flickr - Photo Sharing!


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Kata Mahakayi
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Kata Mahakayi

จังหวัดราชบุรี, Thailand

Spotted on Nov 30, 2014
Submitted on Dec 10, 2014

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