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Posted by koke (My Page) on

Thu, Dec 6, 07 at 18:59

This cacoon is on my weeping chreey tree ..

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Posted by tucker_sp (My Page) on
Thu, Dec 6, 07 at 20:19

It appears to be the cocoon of a Cecropia moth, Hyalophora cecropia. If you can see it when it hatches out in the spring, it's pretty impressive. Check the link below - Tucker

Here is a link that might be useful: Cecropia moth

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Posted by koke (My Page) on
Fri, Dec 7, 07 at 17:25

Thnaks alot! Hopefully,when it merges from the cocoon, I will be able to get a picture of it.I have used Nanny Cams to tape the inside of Bluebird boxes,just to see what goes on in there.Really neat watching those babies grow! from this, I managed to get some great pictures that I put on a CD. So, the Nany Cam will be aimed at that Cocoon! Thanks for the Link,really interesting reading!

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Posted by thewayfarer (My Page) on
Fri, Jan 25, 08 at 5:48

Thank you, ^^

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Posted by saturniidaebreeder (My Page) on
Wed, Apr 16, 08 at 15:34

The cocoons in the picture is most a cecropia cocoon, although Auotomeris Io tends to like cherry much more. Did you leave it on the cherry tree? If not did you overwinter it?

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