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[ Psychidae family ]
A curious and perfect construction that I found on a plant on my yard. Made of some sticks and "webs", maybe belongs to some Moth or other insect/bug, I don't know exactly...
I found this nest on my yard, a region of transition between the Cerrado and Atlantic Forest.
Spotted on Mar 4, 2014
Submitted on Mar 5, 2014
2 Comments
This is a Psychidae, Bag Worm Moth.
I am not sure if it is Oiketicus sp. You may look for it once more. It might move, but not so fast. Try to take a picture of the adult wingless/flightless female (or the caterpillar), which remains all the time in the bag, lay its eggs and drop to the ground to die later.
Here is a Oiketicus cf. kirbyi with more links to look:
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/178...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dominikhofe...
This is a beautiful Case Moth, Leonardo. Such a clever structure. This one is a great size too. Nice spotting!