2019 May 26 morning

 

   Jeremy Tatum writes:  The Essex Skipper caterpillar shown on May 24 has now pupated.   The pupa is shown below.  The caterpillar and the chrysalis look much alike!

 

Essex Skipper Thymelicus lineola (Lep.: Hesperiidae) Jeremy Tatum

 

   Here is a cocoon of Lophocampa argentata:

 

Lophocampa argentata (Lep.: Erebidae – Arctiinae)  Jeremy Tatum