MEXICO CITY (AP) — Two moths the size of a hand, their wings patterned with brown and pink around four translucent sections, mate for hours hanging from a line alongside cocoons like the ones they ...
A: Though the look is a little off-putting, that is likely a chrysalis for a moth of some kind. I’d put them back out and see what happens. But know how to tell invasive moths from harmless ones.
I talked about your question with my friend Allan Felsot. He’s an insect scientist at Washington State University. He told me cocoons are mostly silk. But they’re usually made by moths. A butterfly ...
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