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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Tubeworm, Bagworm, and Clothes Moths (Tineoidea) » Bagworm Moths (Psychidae)
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Unknown Bagworm Moth
Copyright © 2014 Sam Droege

Unknown Bagworm Moth
Chincoteague Island County, Virginia, USA
August 1, 2014
Size: cocoon 12mm moth 6 mm

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Contributed by Sam Droege on 2 December, 2014 - 4:18pm
Last updated 9 December, 2014 - 1:36pm

Moved for Further Investigation
Moved from ID Request.

The venation is very distinct. I suspect something in Cryptothelea, possibly a very light nigrita
… Robert Lord Zimlich, 9 December, 2014 - 1:36pm login or register to post comments

 
C. nigrita seems unlikely
...since it's not known from that far north. The mature case of that species is 18-20 mm, "with a dense covering of spreading, backward-projecting pieces of grass leaves." Although, it is "sometimes almost bare silk." I reviewed all the information given in my book (1), which almost all comes from Davis (1964) (2), and didn't find a satisfying match, so I'll be interested to learn what this turns out to be.
… Charley Eiseman, 9 December, 2014 - 3:03pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks....I will pass it on..
Thanks....I will pass it on...
… Sam Droege, 9 December, 2014 - 2:24pm login or register to post comments

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