The Spotted Apatelode Moth goes through complete metamorphosis. It takes a little more than two weeks for the moth to reach the cocoon stage.
will turn into a moth called Apatelodes torrefacta or Spotted Apatelodes.
The Cinnabar Moth will stay in their cocoon for a period of nine months. They cocoon themselves in the early summer and do not emerge from the cocoon until the next spring.
1 week
5 ~ 6 weeks
Silk fibers are obtained from the cocoon of silk larvae, larvae of the silk moth, which are spun from the cocoon into one, long thread.
egg, catterpillar, cocoon, moth
Nine-spotted moth was created in 1758.
A caterpilar lives in a cocoon to turn into a buterfly a moth
If the moth hatches, it chews its way out of the cocoon, cutting all the silk fibers. for silk production, the caterpillar is killed before it hatches, so the silk strands can be unwound and remain whole.
As a caterpillar it can secrete chemicals irritating to the skin. It may also cause swelling or burning. As an adult moth it is perfectly safe.
A butterfly`s is called a chrysalis a moth`s is a cocoon.
it is produced by using the liquid in a silk worms mouth.