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Bagworm

Photo by SukanyaDatta
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Field Notes

Description:

It looks like a series of twigs cemented together with leafy debris as it hangs from under a leaf but it is the safe home of the bagworm moth. It is large; quite bulky.

Habitat:

Ever since I saw my first one, I have been seeing bagworm homes everywhere and in a splendid assortment of shapes too. This one was feasting on a wild castor plant recently decimated by caterpillar of the castor butterfly. Poor plant. Neglected patch of land in urban residential area. My morning walk route.

Reference Links:

Bagworm moth - Wikipedia

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Biodiversity of West Bengal, India
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PublishedJune 21, 2019

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