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Pistol casebearer moth larva or pupa - Coleophora atromarginata

Pistol casebearer moth larva or pupa - Coleophora atromarginata
Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
September 20, 2007
Size: 6 mm
This is likely the American Pistol Casebearer larva or pupa, photographed today at noon. I photographed another at almost the same location, last year (5 June 2006). Note the tiny spider under the overhang of the case.

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