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Never-To-Be Owlet/Owl-butterfly

Opsiphanes spp.

Description:

I found curious finding this chrysalis beneath a trunk and dry in the middle of a spider web.

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2 Comments

LeonardoMB
LeonardoMB 11 years ago

Yes!... But even in a cobweb, there were signs of various animals already "captured". But ,no sign of the butterfly emerged from the chrysalis that was attacked.

DianePlatcoBrooks
DianePlatcoBrooks 11 years ago

It looks like maybe he eclosed already.

LeonardoMB
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LeonardoMB

São José do Rio Pardo, Brazil

Spotted on Dec 23, 2012
Submitted on Dec 23, 2012

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