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Who is this?
Copyright © 2008 Doug

Who is this?
McDonough, Henry County, Georgia, USA
August 28, 2008
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Contributed by Doug on 15 February, 2009 - 11:22am
Last updated 25 February, 2009 - 11:01am

Looks to me like
some sort of caddisfly, but I don't know which kind. Cute.
… Ashley Bradford, 20 February, 2009 - 7:04pm login or register to post comments

 
Perhaps casebearer moth?
Well, I hate to disagree with my dear Internet friend Ashley, but I think this a casebearer moth. Compare one of my photos:


These do look a lot like those little caddisflies, and vice versa!
… Cotinis, 21 February, 2009 - 5:43pm login or register to post comments

 
Oh hey,
that looks like more of a match than any of the caddisflies I saw, so I won't disagree! The antennae were what made me think caddisfly.
… Ashley Bradford, 21 February, 2009 - 7:10pm login or register to post comments

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