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bagworm

Hyalarcta huebneri

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26.2425, -80.2141

Field Notes

Description:

It construct cases out of silk and environmental materials such as sand, soil, lichen, or plant materials. These cases are attached to rocks, trees or fences while resting or during their pupa stage, but are otherwise mobile. The larvae of some species eat lichen, while others prefer green leaves.

Habitat:

A bagworm begins to build its case as soon as it hatches. Once the case is built, only adult males ever leave the case, never to return. Females lay their eggs in their case and die.

Notes:

Each bagworm generation lives just long enough as adults to mate and reproduce in their annual cycle.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (4)
Gilma Jeannette Ospino Ferreira-Norman
It does not appear to have moved from one place, as Lacewing larva would do, I think it is a Bagworm. Love them, even though it seems as if there is very little information about them.
MartinL
It does look like a bag-worm and they can be very hard to identify when so tiny. I suggest it may not add much flavor to your tea =)
LivanEscudero
I have 2 ideas. I think it may be a kind of Bagworm caterpillar. If not that it could also be a debris-carrying lacewing larva.

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Nests, hives, bowers, webs & other animal architecture
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Backyard Habitats of the World
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National Geographic's Great Nature Project
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PublishedOctober 15, 2013

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