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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
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sand encrusted caterpillar - Dahlica
Copyright © 2013 Steve Sheehy

sand encrusted caterpillar - Dahlica
Selma, Josephine County, Oregon, USA
March 29, 2013
Size: 5mm
On Peltigra lichen, has a hard case of sand and looks like bits of insect. It can retract into the case.

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Contributed by Steve Sheehy on 31 March, 2013 - 6:20pm
Last updated 21 April, 2013 - 1:08pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
Yes, a bagworm... Given that this is in the Pacific Northwest, I think it could be either Dahlica triquetrella or D. lichenella, both of which are introduced.
… Charley Eiseman, 21 April, 2013 - 1:08pm login or register to post comments

looks like parts of its head
capsule attached to the bag
… Edna Woodward, 31 March, 2013 - 6:40pm login or register to post comments

 
sand crusted catapillar
the caterpillar or larvae is free moving, the white next to it is the underside of the Peltigra lichen thallus
… Steve Sheehy, 31 March, 2013 - 7:30pm login or register to post comments

Bagworm moth larva?


Others will be able to confirm/correct.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 31 March, 2013 - 6:28pm login or register to post comments

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