What is the common name for a lepidoptera pupa and its silky cocoon?
External morphology of Lepidoptera posterior end of the pupa and is known as the larval exuvia. A cocoon is a casing spun of silk by many moth caterpillars, and numerous other holometabolous insect larvae as a protective covering for the pupa. Most Lepidoptera larvae will either make a cocoon and pupate inside them or will pupate in a cell under the ground, with the exception of butterflies and advanced moths such as noctuids, whose pupae are exposed. The pupae of moths are usually brown and smooth whereas butterfly pupae are often colourful and their shape varies greatly. In butterflies, the exposed pupa is often
Silky sifaka and an all-black population of indri ("Indri indri"). In Marojejy National Park, it is sympatric with the white-fronted brown lemur. In 2008, the silky sifaka was suggested to be sympatric with the red ruffed lemur ("Varecia rubra") near Maherivaratra and Andaparaty. The silky sifaka is one of the larger sifaka species, with a head-body length of , a tail length of , a total length of , and a weight of . As its common English name suggests, its long, white fur has a silky texture. Not all individuals are completely white: some have silver-gray or black tints on the