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bagworm - Oiketicus abbotii
Copyright © 2006 Don Cadle

bagworm - Oiketicus abbotii
Orange County, Florida, USA
May 28, 2006
Size: ~25mm

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Contributed by Don Cadle on 29 May, 2006 - 6:42pm
Last updated 30 May, 2006 - 5:26pm

Thanks
to both of you for the correction.
… Don Cadle, 30 May, 2006 - 4:21am

If larva has false feet,
then it's not a beetle larva. It's six only.
… Jim McClarin, 30 May, 2006 - 12:07am

Very
interesting. This is a bagworm without a bag.
… Jeff Hollenbeck, 29 May, 2006 - 7:00pm

 
I know!
I've never seen one with out one. At first I thought it was some kind of beetle larvae! Nice find. Wonder why this one doesn't have a bag?
… Brittanie Christina McCormack, 30 June, 2006 - 1:50pm

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