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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Tubeworm, Bagworm, and Clothes Moths (Tineoidea) » Bagworm Moths (Psychidae) » Oiketicinae » Apterona » Snailcase bagworm - Hodges#0438.1 (Apterona helicoidella)
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Mud shack - what is it? - Apterona helicoidella
Copyright © 2013 Carol Davis

Mud shack - what is it? - Apterona helicoidella
North Arm of Pineview Reservoir, Weber County, Utah, USA
July 8, 2013
Found on the underside of a leaf. It was very small.

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Contributed by Carol Davis on 8 July, 2013 - 6:52pm
Last updated 17 November, 2016 - 7:08am

now Apterona helicoidella
Now treated as Apterona helicoidella.(1)(2) See "Remarks" on Info page here.
… Steve Nanz, 17 November, 2016 - 5:25am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Unidentified Coverings, Cases, Retreats and Nests.
… Charley Eiseman, 11 July, 2013 - 7:03pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John F. Carr, 11 July, 2013 - 9:32am login or register to post comments

Wasp?
Mud nests tend to be wasps. I don't know what exceptions there are.
… John F. Carr, 11 July, 2013 - 9:31am login or register to post comments

 
Too small for that, I think
Seems to be the case of a snailcase bagworm. I didn't think they would be found in Utah, but here are some in Arizona, so it seems plausible:
… Charley Eiseman, 11 July, 2013 - 3:01pm login or register to post comments

 
Very interesting...
I followed the link on Margarethe Brummermann's page and the pictures were very similar to the little mud hut I found. I may have to go back to Pineview and search for more. Thanks Charley. Note: upon searching further I found that they are now in Utah. Here's a link to that information:
http://ento.psu.edu/extension/factsheets/snailcase-bagworm
… Carol Davis, 11 July, 2013 - 4:26pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks..
I was hoping that was the case. Thanks for the input.
… Carol Davis, 11 July, 2013 - 12:10pm login or register to post comments

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