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Photo by Machi
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Field Notes

Description:

Moth cocoon I think

Habitat:

Suburban yard

Species ID Suggestions

Bagworm

Family Psychidae

Reference Link
Gaby3
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Comments (2)
Mark Ridgway
Also Conoeca guildingi https://sites.google.com/site/insectsoftasmanialepidoptera/moths/superfamily-tineoidea/psychidae-case-bag-moths/conoeca_guildingi
Mark Ridgway
This looks exactly like the larval case of an Australian genus of Psychidae called Lepidoscia - I wonder if they have been introduced. I know there is a problem with some Aussie plants in Florida like Melaleuca and Eucalyptus.

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Nests, hives, bowers, webs & other animal architecture
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Florida's Flora & Fauna
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Insects of Florida
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PublishedApril 8, 2017

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