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Moth that looks like caddisfly or vice-versa? - Chimarra
Copyright © 2008 Anne Burton

Moth that looks like caddisfly or vice-versa? - Chimarra
Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, USA
July 3, 2008
Size: 1/4"
Came to porch light at night.
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Contributed by Anne Burton on 4 July, 2008 - 7:27am
Last updated 4 July, 2008 - 10:29am

Caddisfly
Not a moth. Look at
… David E. Reed, 4 July, 2008 - 10:03am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks David
I knew it probably was a caddisfly, but it also seemed kind of moth-like, being so hairy and all.
… Anne Burton, 4 July, 2008 - 10:26am login or register to post comments

 
Hairy
That it is so hairy tells you that it is a caddisfly, and not a moth, which is scaly.
… Bugei, 7 July, 2008 - 8:53am login or register to post comments

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