This cocoon hangs in a box in our garden. I wonder what kind of butterfly comes out of this?
Asker: Lucinda, age 35
Answer
Dear Lucinda,
I think this is the doll of a stickler (Lymantria dispar).
https://www.vlinderstichting.nl/vlinders/overzicht-vlinders/details-vlinder/plakker Look at “more photos to see a picture of the doll).
Kind regards,
Ann
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Ann Geens
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