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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Moths » Tineoidea » Bagworm Moths (Psychidae) » Oiketicinae » Oiketicus » Oiketicus abbotii - Hodges#454 (Oiketicus abbotii)
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Caught in the act - Oiketicus abbotii - male - female
Copyright © 2006 Jeff Hollenbeck

Caught in the act - Oiketicus abbotii - Male Female
Okeechobee County, Florida, USA
February 4, 2006

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Contributed by Jeff Hollenbeck on 5 February, 2006 - 9:22pm
Last updated 11 February, 2006 - 10:09pm

Thanks
Thank you for your help, Bob.
… Jeff Hollenbeck, 8 February, 2006 - 7:21am login or register to post comments

And, the Species Is...............
... according to Richard L. Brown at the Mississippi Entomological Museum (to whom I showed the photo) based on form of the case, color of the adult, and shape of antenna, this looks to be Oiketicus abbotii, MONA # 454.
… Bob Patterson, 7 February, 2006 - 10:46am login or register to post comments

 
Thank you
Bob.
… Jeff Hollenbeck, 7 February, 2006 - 4:14pm login or register to post comments

Wow,
Great shots Jeff.
… Machele White, 6 February, 2006 - 5:59am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
I was lucky to get them with all the wind.
… Jeff Hollenbeck, 6 February, 2006 - 4:38pm login or register to post comments

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