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bagworm/casemoth
-2.56298, 140.504
Field Notes
Description:
An extraordinarily large bag/case of a bagworm/casemoth larva, of the moth family Psychidae. The caterpillar's head is clearly visible in the first photo. Larval cases of various species come in a diversity of sizes and shapes. See http://www.brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_moths/PSYCHIDAE.htm
Habitat:
Spotted on the side of a house situated in a large semi-urban yard and garden, next to a disturbed patch of remnant lowland forest, in the equatorial tropics of northern New Guinea.
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedMarch 20, 2014
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