John Reed Pavan · @johnpavan
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Bjorn Idle · @BjornIdle
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I think this is a "bag" belonging to a Common Bagworm Moth. I didn't know they existed until today!

It's attached to the trunk of a silver birch. The caterpillar lives inside the bag, sticking it legs out to move around, withdrawing back into the bag during the day or when it feels threatened.

Portrait / vertical pic, so click in to see it properly...

#insects #bagworm #moth #caterpillar #til #nature

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Donald Hobern · @dhobern
286 followers · 360 posts · Server scicomm.xyz

Another update to Global Lepidoptera Index / / @gbif - the family ( ):

stangeia.hobern.net/updating-g

The vast majority of names for this group in the old LepIndex dataset are no longer considered current. The update added 30% more accepted species for the family.

#moths #bagworm #psychidae #CatalogueOfLife

Last updated 2 years ago