This was the next to last instar;
length of larva is about 1.3 cm / 0.5 inch

Final instar; the larva has just shed its skin.
January 3, 2002.

A fully mature larva; length was 2.54 cm / 1 inch.

The cocoon and pupa formed in a folded over leaf on January 9, 2002.

A view of the moth in rest position.
It eclosed on January 19, 2002.

The wingspan of this male moth is about 3 cm / 1.2 inches.
 
 

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