Antheraea polyphemus emergence sequence

[agent A]

I got to see her eclose

here are 20 pics of it occurring:

 

[agent A]

enjoy

 

[OctoberRainne]

Definitely makes me want to get into moths and butterflies,can you usually tell before they come out or was this just luck and checking?

 

[agent A]

Definitely makes me want to get into moths and butterflies,can you usually tell before they come out or was this just luck and checking?

The pupal shell gets really thin and plastic grocery bag textured the day of eclosion

 

[Birdman]

Congratz my friend :clap:

 

[Sticky]

Pretty lady! Will you keep her and breed her?

 

[agent A]

Pretty lady! Will you keep her and breed her?

Yes