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The balcony observer's 133th report- Moth cocoon (Dasychira mendosa) 基斑毒蛾繭

by Tsao T-F February. 28, 2019 347 views

Dasychira mendosa spinning a silk cocoon on the leaf of the Golden rain tree (Cassia fistula) on my balcony in Taichung, Taiwan

基斑毒蛾變蛹前，先吐絲做繭把自己包起來

繭做好了

不知什麼時候冒出黃黃的東西，大概是幼蟲化蛹時脫下的皮

The empty cocoon. 過了幾天，發現繭的一端有個洞，繭裡是空的，應該是羽化成功離開了

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Heike 7 months, 2 weeks ago

I love your sets!

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Tsao T-F Replied to Heike 7 months, 2 weeks ago

Thank you, Heike. You always inspire me very well.

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