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Addenda to Luna Moth note
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Some Luna caterpillars will use a leaf wrap while others descend to spin up among whatever ground protection they can find. Mature larvae "clear their guts" with a loose, runny stool just prior to cocooning.
EDnote: leaf wrap = sarcophagus?
Like the adult moth the larva instars are pale green--of possible significance given the novel's association of green with death. Cf Hazel
Don jOHNSON
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EDnote: leaf wrap = sarcophagus?
Like the adult moth the larva instars are pale green--of possible significance given the novel's association of green with death. Cf Hazel
Don jOHNSON
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