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Abbot's Bagworm Moth

Oiketicus abbotii

Notes:

This cool caterpillar I thought was an acorn on a branch until I got up close

1 Species ID Suggestions

bayucca
bayucca 10 years ago
Abbot's Bagworm Moth
Oiketicus abbotiI Hodges #454 - Oiketicus abbotii - BugGuide.Net


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3 Comments

bayucca
bayucca 10 years ago

Uups, silly iPad! Sorry, James, it is called abbotii not abbotil.

I just love those Bagworms!! Great pictures, thank you for sharing, James A McNair.

bayucca
bayucca 10 years ago

Psychidae, Oiketicinae, Oiketicus sp. and looks like being Oiketicus abbotii.
http://bugguide.net/node/view/598993/bgp...
http://bugguide.net/node/view/14309/bgpa...
Could also be the flightless adult female, which remains in the bag all the time.
http://bugguide.net/node/view/42337/bgim...

James McNair
Spotted by
James McNair

Cocoa, Florida, USA

Spotted on Feb 5, 2014
Submitted on Feb 5, 2014

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