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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) » Naryciinae » Dahlica » Dahlica triquetrella - Hodges#0436 (Dahlica triquetrella)
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What Am I? - Dahlica triquetrella
Copyright © 2006 Tom Bentley

What Am I? - Dahlica triquetrella
Reed Turner Woodland, Lake County, Illinois, USA
August 24, 2006
Size: ~8mm
This little guy was seen climbing up a tree. There is something living under all those decorations. Any idea what does this? Maybe a spider?
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Contributed by Tom Bentley on 24 August, 2006 - 11:35pm
Last updated 27 August, 2006 - 9:50pm

Moved
Moved from Debris-Carrying Larvae.
… Tom Bentley, 27 August, 2006 - 9:50pm login or register to post comments

Hey Jim
I repectfully disagree. Most of the lacewings have a rounder shape too them and more sticks and leaves from what I've seen. I'm no expert but this seems to have much more dirt and frass attached to it, I don't see any sticks or leaves. This reminds me of a bagworm. Not all bagworms use pine needles.

I'm not sure if yours is this but in southern chciago I had this little oddity a year or so ago.
… gehan gehale, 27 August, 2006 - 9:12pm login or register to post comments

 
I think you're right, Gehan.
I didn't study the image very closely first time around, but I see now that it could certainly be a bagworm.
… Jim McClarin, 27 August, 2006 - 9:47pm login or register to post comments

 
Definitely looked more simili
Definitely looked more similiar to the one you shot. Especially the shiny stuff near his head.
… Tom Bentley, 27 August, 2006 - 9:42pm login or register to post comments

lacewing larva
in some lacewing species the larvae are sticky-backed and gather debris like this one has. Compare.
… Jim McClarin, 25 August, 2006 - 4:37am login or register to post comments

 
Very interesting. I apprecia
Very interesting. I appreciate the help.
… Tom Bentley, 25 August, 2006 - 10:11am login or register to post comments

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