Horse Chestnut leaf-miner moth pupa

Introduction

The photograph on this page of Horse Chestnut leaf-miner moth pupa by M J Richardson as part of the Geograph project.

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Horse Chestnut leaf-miner moth pupa

Image: © M J Richardson Taken: 21 Sep 2017

Seen when the silken skin of the pupal case or cocoon is removed. The pupa is about 3-4 mm long.

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Image Location

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Latitude
52.162699
Longitude
-0.474401