What’s going on out on the land?
Three Common Silk Moth Cocoons
Throughout the past few years I have come across a few different large cocoons belonging to Silk Moths, who are large moths in the family Saturniidae, in the order Lepidoptera. As I encounter the cocoons I tend to look them up and try to learn something about them but eventually the individual identifications of each unique species is lost, except maybe the Cecropia. I wanted to write a short blog post, starting with the main three cocoons I encounter, helping to remember who makes which cocoons so I can better remember in the field.
The First Flutterby/Butterfly of the Year.
Looking into the life cycle and natural history of the first lepidopteran of the spring, the Mourning Cloak.