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Bag Moth Case on Fern Frond
Scientific Name:
Liothula omnivora
Location: Tamahere Gully, Waikato, NZ
Date Photographed: 20/05/2014
Image Number: 20140520-0067
Pieces of the host plant are used by the caterpillar to decorate its bag. In this photo the pieces of fern frond are visible. The large amount of decoration suggests this is probably a male caterpillar's bag.
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Bag Moth Case on Fern Frond
Scientific Name: Liothula omnivora
Location: Tamahere Gully, Waikato, NZ
Date Photographed: 20/05/2014
Image Number: 20140520-0067
Pieces of the host plant are used by the caterpillar to decorate its bag. In this photo the pieces of fern frond are visible. The large amount of decoration suggests this is probably a male caterpillar's bag.