larger canna leafroller
Insecta (Hexapoda) > Lepidoptera > Hesperiidae
Calpodes ethlius (Stoll)
Photographer: Herbert A. "Joe" Pase III, Texas Forest Service
Descriptor: Pupa(e)
Description: After about 10-14 days of feeding, the larva pupates. Notice the silk thread that secures the pupa on a pad of silk inside a folded canna leaf. Also note the characteristic anterior spine (right) and the enclosed proboscis extending beyond the cremaster (left).
Series: larger canna leafroller series

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Herbert A. "Joe" Pase III, Texas Forest Service, www.forestryimages.org
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