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top and bottom - Lacosoma chiridota
Copyright © 2005 Clifford

top and bottom - Lacosoma chiridota
Richmond, Chesterfield County, Virginia, USA
June 15, 2005
Size: about an inch across
Top and bottom views of an interesting little moth.

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top and bottom - Lacosoma chiridota top and bottom - Lacosoma chiridota
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Contributed by Clifford on 17 June, 2005 - 8:22am
Last updated 17 June, 2005 - 7:13pm

Armed with your suggestion, I
Armed with your suggestion, I went online. It seems that the moth is called sack-bearer because as a caterpillar, it makes a little sack for itself and carries it around.
… Clifford, 17 June, 2005 - 11:49am login or register to post comments

7659 - Scalloped Sack-bearer Moth - Lacosoma chiridota
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