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Small larva making a little web retreat on a lemon leaf. It was moving its tail around and appeared to be reinforcing its web cover.

Here’s what it looks like the next day: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/202126573

Here’s the observation for the adult, which emerged today, 3/31/24: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/204824600

This emerged from its pupa today. After it moved on, I dissected the empty pupa hide. When I first observed it (here: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/201988372) the larva was constructing the outer layer, and when I observed it the next day (here: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/202126573) it had constructed an inner chamber. Now, 21 days after beginning its pupa, it’s emerged as an adult.