Last September, a fellow Lepidoptera enthusiast, Tor, had given me a remarkable gift. Several twigs with Cecropia Moth cocoons attached. When I placed the leaf coated, brown silky cocoons all together in a pewter pitcher, I had a uniquely created cocoon bouquet. Most bouquets quietly die over days or weeks but not this one. Set in a cool, dry, and dark front hall, the Cecropia cocoon bouquet quietly stayed alive . . . in wait for spring along with the humans that shared the old farmhouse. It … [Read more...] about Beauties of the Night ~ Cecropia Moth
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