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Photo by Rosa Maria
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Field Notes

Description:

Bagworm species cacoon. Bagworms are from the Psychidae.

Habitat:

Suburban neighborhood next to a pine forest.

Notes:

Picture was taken in Orlando, FL.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (6)
Rosa Maria
I know. I was also reading about how the female basically becomes the egg sac as well (http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/MISC/MOTHS/bagworm.htm) It's almost as odd as male angler fish. Crazy...
Mark Ridgway
No she stays in the case forever... what a life huh !!
Rosa Maria
That's odd and yeah that is interesting that they have vestigial wings, legs, and mouthparts? But she does need to leave to reproduce right or does the male impregnate the female in the case? That is so interesting...wow.
Mark Ridgway
Glad you like the site Rosa. It's a great place to learn some biology quickly. Being a case moth this is not really a cocoon and you might be disappointed that nothing will come out of it at all. Case moths spend most of their lives in the caterpillar phase (1-2 years) and, as caterpillars, they never leave their cases. The females continue to live in their cases after they’ve pupated. Males leave their case after pupation to search for females.
Rosa Maria
Thanks Mark! I really like the site. It certainly is a bagworm species and hopefully I will be able to witness what comes out of the cacoon. :)
Mark Ridgway
This looks like some bagworm (Psychidae) - check these near the bottom of the page http://www.susanleachsnyder.com/GopherTortoisePreserve/InsectOrderLepidoptera.html

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Florida's Flora & Fauna
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