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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) » Psychinae » Psyche » Common Bagworm Moth - Hodges#0437 (Psyche casta)
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Caterpillar? - Psyche casta
Copyright © 2006 Jo Ann Poe-McGavin

Caterpillar? - Psyche casta
Jim Thorpe, PA, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, USA
June 5, 2006
Size: 1/2 inch
Reminds me of a caddis fly but they were found no where near water--some were on houses and others on plants.
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Contributed by Jo Ann Poe-McGavin on 28 December, 2006 - 12:14am
Last updated 10 February, 2009 - 11:35pm

Moved
Moved from Psyche.
… Charley Eiseman, 10 February, 2009 - 11:35pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Bagworm Moths.
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… Beatriz Moisset, 4 July, 2007 - 1:49pm login or register to post comments

Psychidae
Looks like the case of a bagworm moth. Not sure on the genus, or whether the materials used are specific enough for an ID. Looking forward to other comments as to the latter.
… cgibbs, 28 December, 2006 - 9:48am login or register to post comments

 
Thank-you! ^__^
Thank-you! ^__^
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