and their caterpillars produce silk shortly before the pupa stage of their development. The luna moth – named after the Roman moon goddess, Luna – lives in eastern North America. In the caterpillar ...

preventing the pupa from drowning. 'However, bear in mind that cocoons come in many different shapes and textures - almost as many as the number of species whose caterpillars construct cocoons - and ...

Based on the physical characteristics, inspectors concluded the moths were members of the family Pyralidae but could not determine the genus or species ... the larvae or pupae has been collected.