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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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Bagworm moth - Psyche casta - male
Copyright © 2016 Gonodactylus

Bagworm moth - Psyche casta - Male
Edina , Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA
June 5, 2016
Size: ~8 mm wing length
Found on the side of my house. Possibly common bagworm moth (Psyche casta)?
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Contributed by Gonodactylus on 5 June, 2016 - 6:17pm
Last updated 5 June, 2016 - 9:07pm

Moved, Psyche casta
Moved from ID Request. Larval case looks good for the species. What does the given length refer to (wing length?) and how accurate is it? Case should be approx. 10mm.
… Aaron Hunt, 5 June, 2016 - 8:55pm login or register to post comments

 
Size
I went back and checked, and the case was approx. 10 mm. The 5 mm was wing length and it was actually closer to 8 mm, so a wingspan of ~16 mm.
… Gonodactylus, 5 June, 2016 - 9:06pm login or register to post comments

 
Great
That helps confirm the ID. Cool find, by the way; I've yet to see an adult.
… Aaron Hunt, 5 June, 2016 - 9:57pm login or register to post comments

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