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Leucanella viridiscens
I saw a bush filled with these little guys and I took a few to show my second grade students at the time. They formed a cocoon but never turned into a moth, I think because my classroom got too cold :( It took me a while to figure out what they were. I had to finally search in Spanish and found out. I think its rather unusual to see them in Mexico City, I think they are normally found in South America, normally Brazil (I could be mistaken by this) Very cool looking and my students loved watching them make the cocoon!!!
I hope I have the correct name for these. If you have any comments or questions I would love to hear them. P.S. All photos are taken by me.
Spotted on Aug 31, 2012
Submitted on Oct 31, 2014
5 Comments
Thanks everyone!!!
Your spotting has been nominated for the Spotting of the Week. The winner will be chosen by the Project Noah Rangers based on a combination of factors including: uniqueness of the shot, status of the organism (for example, rare or endangered), quality of the information provided in the habitat and description sections. There is a subjective element, of course; the spotting with the highest number of Ranger votes is chosen. Congratulations on being nominated!
Nice photos and what a good experience for the kids !
Nice cattie. Well done.
Cool first spotting on Noah - Welcome to the Project! At first sight, it looks a little like some kind of cactus so your notes were very helpful in understanding what we are seeing. And great that your students could see the transformation from caterpillar to cocoon!