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Bagworm Moth Case on Acacia nilotica

Description:

These belong to the family Psychidae. Another common name for the members of Family Psychidae is case moths. The name refers to the habit of the moth caterpillars, which build small protective cases in which they can hide.Bagworm cases are composed of silk and materials picked up from their habitat, they are naturally camouflaged from predators.

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3 Comments

Atul
Atul 12 years ago

Thanks Satyen And Kadavoor!!

kadavoor
kadavoor 12 years ago

Wonderful!

Wild Things
Wild Things 12 years ago

Amazing spot doc, fit for SOTD.

Atul
Spotted by
Atul

Union Territory of Dādra and Nagar Haveli, India

Spotted on Sep 16, 2011
Submitted on Jan 16, 2012

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