Caterpillars of Pacific Northwest
Forests and Woodlands
The pupa of a moth
This is the pupa of a moth, Sicya crocearia. Note the silk on the leaves, which were wrapped around the pupa before being disturbed for this photograph. This would be a cocoon if the pupa was wrapped in a blanket of silk.
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