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Old 05-01-2008, 03:47 PM
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Re: Any ideas on this encased caterpillar

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Originally Posted by dmclean2 View Post
Hi! Brian,
I had something similar not so long ago and the guys on WAB narrowed it down to a Lacewing larva, Iv'e put this photo up for you to compare, it's not unlike the caddis fly larvae but in this instance the case was soft , made from leaf litter, instead of grains of sand.
Duncan
Thanks for the reply - suprised at the potential ID though - have to admit it does look similar. Someone on my Flickr pics has ID'd it as a bagmoth caterpillar- Psychidae.

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