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Psychidae
A male moth attracted to the flightless female which is inside the bag for life. They mate and the female lays the egg inside the bag and dies. About 10mm wingspan.
Spotted on a guava tree.
Spotted on Jun 10, 2020
Submitted on Jun 10, 2020
7 Comments
Thank you Leuba.
Love the antennae. Great spotting and series Sunny.
Thank you Saturniidae for the Id.
Most likely some species of Cryptothelea. Because many species of Cryptothelea feed on guava, and this is one of the only types of bagworms that feed on guava.
https://inaturalist.ca/observations/2992...
Thank you Mark... It's all in the pheromones..🙂
..I wonder if the males ever think 'Here's a good looking girl' ;-)
Great timing Sunny and nice shots.