[va-bird] Re: butterfly/moth cocoon help?

What you have found is a Bag Worm.  Most often found on evergreen trees but 
will feed on other plants.  They are destructive to plants and can kill a cedar 
tree in a few weeks.

Suzanne Malone




In a message dated 7/26/2004 8:33:45 AM Eastern Daylight Time, "Renee Grebe" 
<grebe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

>Sorry to post a non-bird related msg here, but I figured perhaps someone
>here would know the answer!
>
>Found this cocoon on my lemon balm today (see my fingers for relative size
>of the cocoon).  Does anyone know what moth it will become?  (I think I
>read that only moth's make cocoons)
>http://talking-dog.com/grebe/downloads/mysteryCocoon.jpg
>
>
>I only recently have started really observing and being interested in
>butterflies/moths and their caterpillars.  We currently have a dozen black
>swallowtail caterpillars decimating our parsley plants, but we love them
>with all of our heart, so the parsley has been sacrificed.  :)  We just
>put netting over one of the parsley pots so that we can observe the pupas
>and butterflies when the time comes - we're excited to watch it.
>
>Thanks to anyone that has info for me!  (respond off the list please)
>Also, if there is a butterfly listserve at all, I'd be interested to hear
>about that as well.
>
>-Renee Grebe
> Alexandria, VA
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