Cocoon? (1 Viewer)

tperry

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• Nov 3, 2017

• #1

Found these in the garden in Gloucestershire on Monkshood aconite and Japanese anemone.

They are 25mm long shaped like a chicken's egg sliced in half and are quite flimsy; they seem to contain some sort of embryonic insect which I have tried to get a picture of without doing any damage.
Any ideas please?

 

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Jon Turner

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• Nov 3, 2017

• #2

I think it's a moth, but I see Aeshna is looking in so I'll leave the real answer to him. I found something similar a few years back and it turned out to be a Puss Moth.

 

honeym

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• Nov 3, 2017

• #3

I've always assumed these to be spider egg sacs. Certainly no moth that I know of.
Martin

 

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aeshna5

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• Nov 3, 2017

• #4

I'm with Martin on this- pretty sure spider.

 

tperry

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• Nov 3, 2017

• #5

Many thanks Martin, aeshna and Jon.
Having done a little “Googling” I think spider egg sacs are the likely answer.

Much appreciate you looking

Tony

 

Jon Turner

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• Nov 4, 2017

• #6

Excellent.