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Household casebearer

Phereoeca uterella

Photo by JohnPowers
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Field Notes

Description:

Small caterpillar like insect within a thin casing. An opening exists on both ends where the creature can pull itself along a surface.

Habitat:

Dark, dry areas.

Species ID Suggestions

Household casebearer

Phereoeca uterella

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Mark Ridgway
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Comments (4)
JohnPowers
Thanks. My 5 year old loves finding out what all the little creatures are.
Mark Ridgway
This is some species of case moth or in the USA you might call it a bagworm. The females spend their whole lives inside that silk case (including pupation) but the males get to escape eventually and seek out a mate. They are basically a type of moth in a family called Psychidae. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bagworm_moth
Priyankar
Interesting ! Let's wait for the experts to ID.

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Wildlife of the South East, USA
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PublishedMay 22, 2014

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