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Orgyia antiqua
Looks like a furry cocoon with a white moustache.
Fell out of a potted plant as I passed by. I first thought it was a cocoon of some kind but then I noticed its weakly waving legs. I held out a leaf and it clung on and I transferred it to a table top nearby where it remained passive without showing any signs of wanting to get away.
ID pointer courtesy: Nuwan Chathuranga
Spotted on May 7, 2014
Submitted on May 7, 2014
5 Comments
For sure I will share...that is what PN is all about... : )
Gilma Jeannette Ospino Ferreira-Norman Thanks... and if you find something interesting, would you share with me? I'd like that very much. I know nothing about these creatures...I thought it was a pupa when I saw it first!
This is a very interesting find, I do not know much about Flightless Moth but I am going to research this creature, thank you for sharing, SukanyaDatta..... : )
Thanks NuwanChathuranga, but truth to tell the moth found me!
flightless female moth (Lymantriidae) good find!