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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 » Oiketicus » Abbot's Bagworm Moth  - Hodges#0454 (Oiketicus abbotii)
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What cocoon is this? - Oiketicus abbotii
Copyright © 2016 Joaquin Paredes

What cocoon is this? - Oiketicus abbotii
Boca Raton, Palm Beach County, Florida, USA
September 26, 2016
Size: 2.5 inches
I found this crawling on the concrete walkway towards some plants. I helped it by placing it on a plant. I went to get the camera and when I got back, it had attached itself to the leaf of a palm. a couple of hours later, I went to check, it wasn't there anymore.
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Contributed by Jake Paredes on 26 September, 2016 - 8:16pm
Last updated 18 October, 2016 - 7:54am

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… Charley Eiseman, 18 October, 2016 - 7:54am login or register to post comments

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Don't mind me... My first instinct was correct. Gotta stop overthinking these things. :)

Probably something in this neighborhood:

… Ken Wolgemuth, 26 September, 2016 - 8:36pm login or register to post comments

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Sorry about that. :)

Bagworm was my first thought, but then I had a second look and wondered if it might not be a Caddisfly larva. Did you find it near water?
… Ken Wolgemuth, 26 September, 2016 - 8:26pm login or register to post comments

 
I have a small pond with fish
I have a small pond with fish close by.
… Jake Paredes, 26 September, 2016 - 8:51pm login or register to post comments

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