Two moths living in South Carolina, two different ways of pupating.... The imperial moth pupates on the ground without a cocoon and produces only one brood a year. The polyphemus moth uses a cocoon and produces two broods a year.
A tale of two moths
1 of
An imperial moth
Liz Millea / Wikimedia Commons
2 of
A polyphemus moth
Charlie Kellogg / Flickr