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Photo by michael1
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Field Notes

Description:

Multiple cocoons that used pieces of the nearby bush.

Notes:

I found these cocoons hanging off the parking sign at the Girl Scouts of Central Maryland in Baltimore while I was there with my mom.

Species ID Suggestions

Bagworm Moths

Psychidae
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Comments (2)
michael1
Thank you KeithRoragen. I guess that means I shouldn't keep them.
KeithRoragen
These are Bagworm bags. Bagworms are caterpillars of a moth. As the caterpillars feed on a plant they cement little bits of that plant to a silken bag they live inside. They can be quite destructive. Females lay eggs inside the bags so the bags should be plucked off and discarded.

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Butterflies & Moths of the World
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Global Schoolyard Bioblitz!
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Backyard Habitats of the World
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PublishedDecember 26, 2013

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