Ribbed Case Moth

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Working at a museum can extend the joys of ‘show and tell’ far beyond its usual primary school lifespan. Recently I brought in a photograph of a cluster of pupal cases for the entomologists to identify. I’m used to seeing the Saunders' Case Moth with its portable log-cabin shelter hanging from fences and walls, but I hadn’t seen these smaller and plumper silk cases before. Single image include …