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Hi-
I found this while clearing brush in my backyard here in central Wisconsin. I believe it to be an insect pod but not that of a mantis. I’ve grown mantis from pods for the last five years and this is nothing like those. I’m not sure if there is anything in the casing. Can you help me identify it? Thanks for looking and also for the cool website.
John Kelley
Hi John,
This is the cocoon of a Giant Silk Moth in the genus Hyalophora, either the Cecropia Moth or the Columbia Silk Moth.
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