A first in its 40 year history, our gypsy moth program has discovered live female gypsy moths in Washington. In all, about 100 female moths were collected. Here is a video of one of them emerging. You can read more in our latest press release at https://agr.wa.gov/news/2017/NR2017-08-14FemaleGypsyMothsCaught.aspx #invasivespecies | Washington State Department of Agriculture

Explaining Insects 🦋 on Instagram: "The moth pupa is the hidden transformation stage in a moth’s life cycle, where the caterpillar becomes an adult. Inside this hardened, often brown casing, the insect appears still, but internally its body is being completely rebuilt. Tissues from the caterpillar break down and reorganize to form wings, legs, antennae, and reproductive organs. During this stage, the pupa does not feed and relies entirely on energy stored from its caterpillar phase. Many moth p

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