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Old 05-01-2008, 06:53 PM
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Re: Any ideas on this encased caterpillar

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Originally Posted by dmclean2 View Post
made from leaf litter, instead of grains of sand.
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With Green Lacewing larva Chrysopidae. The larva use the empty skins of their prey on their body as camouflage as oppose to leaf litter. This however is done less often with Brown lacewings Hemerobiidae.

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