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Field Notes

Description:

Flat gray brown soft shell with a worm like creature inside. it can stick its head out of either end of the shell. Seems to like walls. Looks like a leaf.

Species ID Suggestions

Household Casebearer caterpillar

Phereoeca uterella

Reference Link
LivanEscudero
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Comments (3)
gatorfellows
Here is another reference: http://bugguide.net/node/view/27383/bgimage
LivanEscudero
These are very common here in FL homes. They feed on cobwebs, but can also eat organic fibers in your closet.
Mark Ridgway
Hmmm... any thoughts about what this might be?
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PublishedMarch 1, 2012

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