Cocoons Collection (#4)

Monarch Butterfly - Hatching sequence 2 of 6
JZ-2758 Wanderer / MONARCH / Milkweed Butterfly - Hatching sequence 2 of 6 USA Danaus plexippus Jim Zipp Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Monarch Butterfly Caterpillar - Hatching sequence 1 of 6
JZ-2757 Wanderer / MONARCH / Milkweed Butterfly Caterpillar - Hatching sequence 1 of 6 USA Danaus plexippus Jim Zipp Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Spider - Tarantula laying its eggs on a silk cocoon
PPG-1529 Tarantula / Bird-eating Spider - laying its eggs on a silk cocoon Lasiodora parahybana Pascal Goetgheluck Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Spider - Tarantula - preparing its cocoon with the eggs inside
PPG-1527 Tarantula / Bird-eating Spider - preparing its cocoon with the eggs inside. Lasiodora parahybana Pascal Goetgheluck Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

2-spot Ladybird Pupa UK
SPH-634 2-spot Ladybird Pupa UK Adalia bipunctata Steve Hopkin Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

2-spot Ladybird Recently formed pupa, UK
SPH-630 2-Spot Ladybird- recently formed pupa UK Adalia bipunctata Steve Hopkin Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

2-spot Ladybird Larva about to pupate, UK
SPH-629 2-SPOT LADYBIRD - larvae about to pupate UK Adalia bipunctata Steve Hopkin Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Bag Moth - Larva, Mimicry of Conifer. USA
SPH-2921 BagMOTH - larva mimicry of Conifer USA Thyridopterix ephemeraeformis Steve Hopkin Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Dragonfly - newly emerged with exuvia
ROG-5417 Dragonfly - newly emerged with exuvia Orthetrum cancellatum Bob Gibbons Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Bagworm Psychid Moth - larval in camouflaged pupal case. Fam: Psychidae
ROG-10599 Bagworm Psychid Moth - larval in camouflaged pupal case. Fam: Psychidae Bob Gibbons Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Dragonfly Emerging from nymph stage. Sequence, 4
PS-8872 Dragonfly Emerging from nymph stage. Sequence, 4 Peter Steyn Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Mosquito Emerging from pupa on surface of water
PPG-765 Mosquito - Emerging from pupae on surface of water Culex pipiens Pascal Goetgheluck Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Convolvulous Hawkmoth - chrysalis
PPG-323 Convolvulous Hawkmoth - chrysalis Herse convolvuli Pascal Goetgheluck Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Silk Moth Male & female at cocoon with eggs
PPG-174 Silk Moth - Male & female at cocoon with eggs. Bombyx mori Pascal Goetgheluck Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Ailanthus / Cynthia Silkmoth - on female's cocoon. South East Asia, acclimatized in France
PPG-1560 Ailanthus / Cynthia Silkmoth - on females cocoon South East Asia, acclimatized in France Samia cynthia Pascal Goetgheluck Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Ailanthus / Cynthia Silkmoth - chrysalis. South East Asia, acclimatized in France
PPG-1559 Ailanthus / Cynthia Silkmoth - chrysalis South East Asia, acclimatized in France Samia cynthia Pascal Goetgheluck Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Ailanthus / Cynthia Silkmoth - mating on female's cocoon South East Asia, acclimatized in France
PPG-1558 Ailanthus / Cynthia Silkmoth - mating on females cocoon South East Asia, acclimatized in France Samia cynthia Pascal Goetgheluck Please note that prints are for personal display purposes

Indian Moon Moth - Caterpillar and cocoon
PPG-1482 Indian Moon Moth - Caterpillar and cocoon Actias selene Pascal Goetgheluck Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Hornworm - with wasp cocoons
JZ-2267 Hornworm - with wasp cocoons USA Jim Zipp Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Southern Hawker Dragonfly Just emerged, Lincolnshire, UK
GET-243 Southern Hawker Dragonfly Just emerged, Lincolnshire, UK. Aeshna cyanea Geoff Trinder Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Brown china mark moth caterpillar pupates in a case made from lilyleaf sections
BB-1331 Brown china mark moth caterpillar pupates in a case made from lilyleaf sections Nymphula nympheata Brian Bevan Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

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AUS-372 A burrowing frog - removing cocoon after aestivation over dry period. Seen generally after rain. Central Australia Cyclorana cultripes Densey Clyne / Auscape / ardea.com Auscape Please note

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AUS-316 Geometrid moth - looper caterpillar; it pupates inside rolled joined leaves Southern Queensland and New South Wales

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AUS-315 Geometrid moth - looper caterpillar; it pupates inside rolled joined leaves. Southern Queensland and New South Wales

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AUS-251 Ulysses butterfly - pupa, tropical north Queensland, Australia Princeps ulysses Densey Clyne / Auscape / ardea.com Auscape Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

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AUS-245 Wanderer / MONARCH / Milkweed Butterfly - emerging and unfolding wings Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Danaus plexippus Densey Clyne / Auscape / ardea.com Auscape Please note that prints

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AUS-228 Newly emerged male Cairns birdwing butterfly northern Queensland, Australia Troides priamus Densey Clyne / Auscape / ardea.com Auscape Please note that prints are for personal display

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AUS-227 Pupa of Cairns birdwing butterfly northern Queensland, Australia Troides priamus Densey Clyne / Auscape / ardea.com Auscape Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

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AUS-226 Pupating stage of Cairns birdwing butterfly northern Queensland, Australia Troides priamus Densey Clyne / Auscape / ardea.com Auscape Please note that prints are for personal display purposes

Black-veined White Butterfly - masses of pupae on birch-tree bark (all colours of same species)
ANZ-941 Black-veined White Butterfly - masses of pupae on birch-tree bark South Tuva, Russia Aporia crataegi Andrey Zvoznikov Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Newly emerged Black-veined White butterfly - hatched from pupa in evening in a forest in Sengilen mountain range June;
ANZ-939 Newly emerged Black-veined White butterfly South Tuva, Russia Aporia crataegi Andrey Zvoznikov Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Malaysia Lacewing Butterfly - emerging
PPG-495 Malaysia Lacewing Butterfly - emerging Cethosia hypsea Pascal Goetgheluck Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Small Copper Butterfly - pupa
JLMo-2177 Small Copper BUTTERFLY - pupa Lycaena phlaeas John Mason Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Meadow Brown Butterfly - pupa
JLMO-2172 Meadow Brown Butterfly - pupa Maniola jurtina John Mason Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Comma Butterfly - chrysalis
JLMO-1578 Comma Butterfly - chrysalis Polygonia c-album John Mason Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Wanderer Butterfly - Emerged from crysalis. Part of sequence
EL-36 Wanderer / Monarch / Milkweed Butterfly - emerging from chysalis Danaus plexippus Part of sequence. Eric Lindgren Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Wanderer Butterfly - Emerging. Part of sequence
EL-249 Wanderer / Monarch / Milkweed Butterfly - emerging from chysalis Danaus plexippus Part of sequence Eric Lindgren Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Giant Swallowtail Butterflies emerging from pupae in butterfly house. Larvae feed on citrus (Ruta spp)
ASW-4413 Giant Swallowtail Butterflies emerging from pupae in butterfly house Inhabits semi-open deciduous woodland east of Rockies from Great Lakes region to Central and South America

Large White Butterfly - Chrysalis UK
SPH-1790 Large White Butterfly - Chrysalis UK Pieris brassicae Steve Hopkin Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Large White Butterfly - caterpillar & pupa UK
SPH-1788 Large White Butterfly - caterpillar & pupa UK Pieris brassicae Steve Hopkin Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Twin-tailed Pasha Butterfly - larva / caterpillar preparing to pupate
PPG-489 Two-tailed / Twin-tailed PASHA BUTTERFLY - larva / caterpillar preparing to pupate Distribution: Europe and into N Africa Charaxes jasius Development / Life-cycles sequence Pascal Goetgheluck

Twin-tailed Pasha Butterfly - emerging from chrysalis
PPG-481 Two-tailed / Twin-tailed PASHA BUTTERFLY - emerging from chrysalis Distribution: Europe and into N Africa Charaxes jasius Development / Life-cycles sequence Pascal Goetgheluck Please note

Small Tortoiseshell Butterfly - drying wings after emerging from chrysalis
LB-6546 Small Tortoiseshell Butterfly - drying wings after emerging from chrysalis Aglais urticae Ian Beames Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Feeding Silkworms / China
Feeding silk worms with mulberry leaves & sorting the cocoons. The whole family seems to be involved

Chinese Silk Industry
Women destroying the Chrysalides & reeling the cocoons while their children play nearby

Sorting Silk Cocoons
Sorting silk cocoons for size & quality in Italy

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"Cocoons: Nature's Hidden Treasures" Cocoons, the enigmatic creations of various creatures, hold within them a world of wonder and transformation. From the bustling honey bee colony to the intricate nest of a tarantula, these cocoons serve as protective sanctuaries for their inhabitants. In the depths of a beehive, we witness the diligent work of honey bees. The queen and her workers delicately construct combs where they raise their young and store sweet nectar. Within these hexagonal chambers lie future generations waiting to emerge into a buzzing world. Meanwhile, high up in trees or hidden underground, tarantulas carefully carry egg cocoons with utmost care. These silk-wrapped packages safeguard precious spiderlings until they are ready to embark on their own arachnid adventures. The bagworm moth takes cocoon construction to another level by fashioning its larval case using plant fragments. A masterpiece blending nature's materials into an impenetrable fortress that shields it during its transformative journey from caterpillar to winged beauty. Silk moths spin elegant cocoons with fine threads that encase their pupae in silken splendor. These delicate structures reveal cross-sections showcasing nature's artistry at its finest - layers upon layers forming a sanctuary for metamorphosis. But not all cocoons house only one inhabitant; some become hosts for parasitic wasps seeking shelter on silk threads spun by brush-footed butterfly caterpillars. A macabre sight indeed, as tiny cocoons dangle like eerie ornaments amidst the vibrant tapestry of life. Centuries ago in Japan, Shunsho captured moments frozen in time through his artwork depicting people examining newly spun cocoons. Plate 6 from his series "Kaiko Yashinai-gusa" transports us back to 1772 when fascination with these natural wonders transcended cultures and eras. Across continents in India, silk they can carefully dried under the sun's warm embrace.