Case-Bearing Insects


Caddis Fly, Limnophilus sp.
Case made from small snail shells.

Case-bearing Clothes Moth, Tinea pellionella.
Case made from textile fibres & other floor-debris.

Bag-worm Moth, Psychidae sp.1
Case made from small twigs.

Tortrix or Leaf-roller Moths, Tortricidae spp.
Caterpillars of most tortrix moths live inside rolled leaves (left) or between other plant parts fastened together with silk, e.g., apple fruitlets (right).
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