Odd red cacoon in my garden - Ask Extension
well their are these redish brown cacoons in my garden and I need some advice or answers to what these mysterious cacoons hold inside
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Odd red cacoon in my garden #394460
Asked April 18, 2017, 9:23 PM EDT
well their are these redish brown cacoons in my garden and I need some advice or answers to what these mysterious cacoons hold inside
Nevada County California
Expert Response
This is a moth pupa. I cannot tell you which species - you might contact the local UC extension office or the local agricultural commissioner to see if they can tell you based upon the size, shape, color, and time of year. You can view a common moth that has this kind of pupa here: http://ncsupdicblog.blogspot.com/2014_08_01_archive.html
The moth described in the link above may not be the moth pupae that you have found, so take the information at the link above as just general information on moth development.
Just for fun, hold some of these pupae in a container with some damp soil and a mesh top to allow them to complete development and emerge. Then you can see what they really are!
The moth described in the link above may not be the moth pupae that you have found, so take the information at the link above as just general information on moth development.
Just for fun, hold some of these pupae in a container with some damp soil and a mesh top to allow them to complete development and emerge. Then you can see what they really are!
