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Psychidae
A small protective case of a case moth larva, length about 20mm.
Spotted at Monkey Forest, Ubud, Bali.
The Psychidae are a family of the Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths), the names refer to the habits of caterpillar, which build small protective cases in which they can hide. Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Division: Ditrysia Superfamily: Tineoidea Family: Psychidae
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A beautiful photo....a very interesting photo....a beautiful protective case....
Thanks for the link Mark, interesting
We have several in Australia not yet described
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au...