Characteristic cocoon with final instar larva and pupa of the alpine rose leaf-miner moth on Rhododendron ferrugineum in Ardez, Graubünden, Switzerland. Alpine rose leaf-miner moth adults resting ...
After about six days the larva will spin a cocoon around itself and develop into a pupa, taking a couple of weeks to develop its eyes, legs, and wings. It then emerges into the hive by chewing ...