Ova laid by the moth shown below.

A fully mature larva; body length was 4.8 cm / 1.9 inch.


The larvae usually preferred to hang upside down.
Note that the six front true-legs are elongated and sticklike;
normal movement is quite like an ant (more than like a lobster.)
Perhaps it should have been called the "Ant Moth"...

This cocoon and pupa formed on September 29, 1999.

A view of the moth in rest position.
It eclosed on October 7, 1999.

The wingspan of this female moth is about 5.25 cm / 2.1 inches.
 
 

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