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moth caterpillar bearing a case

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Protective Strategy by moth caterpillar..

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Ashutosh Dudhatra
Ashutosh Dudhatra 10 years ago

Thx bayucca....it is probably one of the bagworm...However case bearing worms tinea also hv some similar features..

bayucca
bayucca 10 years ago

This is a Psychidae, Bagworm Moth. It is not clear if this is a stage of the caterpillar or already the flightless adult female.
Here is one from Costa Rica:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/44614737@N0...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/44614737@N0...

Ashutosh Dudhatra
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Ashutosh Dudhatra

Rajkot, India

Spotted on Dec 6, 2013
Submitted on Dec 6, 2013

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