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Limacodidae family
1or 2 cm. The images show the where the twig has been scraped away to accommodate the pupal cocoon as well as a close up of the surface of the cocoon. I find the surface to be very beautiful
This style of cocoon is very common here
probably Pseudanapaea transvestita which is common as an adult through April and May (Orange Cup Moth)
Spotted on Mar 20, 2013
Submitted on Mar 20, 2013
4 Comments
he does such nice work Lauren. Beautiful images of a Cup Moth
Argy Bee just put up a lovely photograph of the cup moth..
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/193...
His reference shows the coccoon and the emergence. Very neat. http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au...
Very interesting spotting. The cup is extraordinarily elaborate and compact.
Looks like it came off a Potter's wheel! Very nice!