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Bagworm Case - Family Psychidae Valley school, Bengaluru<br /> July-2018 Geotagged,India,Stick insect Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Bagworm Case - Family Psychidae

Valley school, Bengaluru
July-2018

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  1. View Flown Kimmerling's profile
    Flown Kimmerling
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    Case Moth/Bagworm of some sort? See Christine's for an example:
    Bagworm Case - Family Psychidae Bagworms are not really worms, but are caterpillars - they are the immature stage of a moth. They're called "bagworms" because they construct bags/cases that are covered with pieces of twigs and/or leaves. The caterpillars feed by sticking their heads out of the top of the bag and chewing on nearby leaves or lichens. They live in these bags until they pupate (also inside the bag). Males emerge a little earlier than females, leaving their bag and flying off in search of a mate. Females emerge eyeless, wingless, and legless! So, she remains in her bag, but emits a pheromone to alert males of her presence. Males locate the females and mate. Once mated, a female lays eggs and dies, leaving a bag full of eggs that will hatch the following spring.<br /> <br /> I carefully looked inside of this case and there was a caterpillar in there. It looked reddish, but I couldn't be sure. Bagworm Case,Family Psychidae,Geotagged,Spring,United States,bagworm,psychidae


    Christine Young, what do YOU think?!     Posted 7 years ago
    1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
      Ferdy Christant
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      Looks like a bagworm moth to me too. When searching for "bagworm moth India" you'll see many almost identical observations, but I haven't found any that goes beyond the family identification. Posted 7 years ago
      1. View Christine Young's profile
        Christine Young
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        Definitely agree! I LOVE finding these :). Super hard to ID beyond family though, as Ferdy mentioned. Posted 7 years ago
        1. View sureshachar's profile
          sureshachar
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          Thank you for info.. Posted 7 years ago
      3. View sureshachar's profile
        sureshachar
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        Thank you.. Posted 7 years ago
  3. View Mark Ridgway's profile
    Mark Ridgway
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    If this was in Australia it would be genus Clania; species ignobilis. If you have good numbers of eucalyptus nearby it might be worth considering. http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/psyc/ignobilis.html Posted 7 years ago, modified 7 years ago
    1. View sureshachar's profile
      sureshachar
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      Thank you dear Mark for more information.. Posted 7 years ago, modified 7 years ago

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Uploaded Aug 2, 2018. Captured in Unnamed Road, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560062, India.
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