cocoon of a Cecropia moth, sliced open to reveal the exuvia (shed skin of the pupa)

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Cocoon of a Cecropia moth, sliced open to reveal the exuvia (shed skin of the pupa)

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Size: 5184px × 3456px
Location: Haydenville, Massachusetts, United States
Photo credit: © Custom Life Science Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: animal, animals, cecropia, cocoon, colorful, exuvia, exuviae, giant, hairy, hexapod, hexapoda, hyalophora, insect, insects, islc, lepidoptera, lepidopteran, massachusetts, moth, pupa, pupae, saturniid, saturniidae, silk, usa