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Copyright © 2007 Jim McClarin

Casebearer pupa - Exema canadensis

Nashua, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
August 12, 2007
Size: about 3 mm

I was able to tear the case open without damaging the pupa. After the photo shoot I rolled a small-diameter tube of tissue around a small watercolor brush handle and inserted the pupa, placing the roll and pupa in a glass vial. I unrolled the tissue yesterday and saw the pupa alive and well, gyrating vigorously in its new "case." I rolled it up again and hope to see an adult one of these days.

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Casebearer pupa - Exema canadensis

Casebearer pupa - Exema canadensis

Casebearer pupa - Exema canadensis

Casebearer pupa - Exema canadensis

Casebearer pupa - Exema canadensis

Casebearer imago - Exema canadensis

Casebearer imago - Exema canadensis

Casebearer imago - Exema canadensis

Contributed by Jim McClarin on 31 August, 2007 - 8:19pm
Last updated 12 February, 2022 - 4:22pm

Moved

Moved from Exema.

… Brad Barnd, 12 February, 2022 - 4:22pm

Moved

Moved from Chlamisus foveolatus.

… Jim McClarin, 9 December, 2008 - 4:58pm

Moved

Moved from Chlamisus.

… Mike Quinn, 13 July, 2008 - 2:48pm

Moved

Moved from Warty Leaf Beetles.

… Jim McClarin, 12 September, 2007 - 7:38pm

Moved

Moved from The Casebearers.

… Jim McClarin, 12 September, 2007 - 7:34pm

Amazing!

Very interesting, Jim. I look forward to seing the adult. Good luck.

… Claude Pilon, 1 September, 2007 - 8:41am

Adult

I'm now posting images of the eclosed imago.

… Jim McClarin, 11 September, 2007 - 9:25pm

A mystery solved !

I have seen this kind of small brown case walking on goldenrod so many times and asked myself each time what was in it. Thanks Jim to have solved this mystery.

… Claude Pilon, 15 September, 2007 - 8:20am

I love solving mysteries :-)

It probably did originally come from goldenrod, Claude, as that was the most abundant of the species I was sweeping with my net.

… Jim McClarin, 15 September, 2007 - 9:12am

If it matures,

I'll post it in this sequence of shots.

… Jim McClarin, 1 September, 2007 - 9:27am

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