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Caterpillar inside cocoon feeding with lime leaf.
Psychidae or Bagworm Moth, Oiketicini. Could be Oiketicus sp. and the famous pest Oiketicus kirbyi, but I am not 100% sure about the species.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dominikhofe...
http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/es...
http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2010/04/08/m...
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/657...
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/127...
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/125...
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/118...
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/159...
It is not clear if this is really the caterpillar, in my eyes this looks more like being the adult wingless/flightless female, which lay the eggs in the bag and afterwards drop down to die.
Spotted on Jan 7, 2014
Submitted on Feb 25, 2014
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