What insect in shell is this?

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Location: INDIA(Tropical Monsoon) I found an insect (approx 7mm) (marked with red in image) in my bedroom hanging from the roof.

It can spin some kind of thread, since it was hanging at the first place
It has a shell like structure (marked with blue in image), and it stays inside the shell.

I forced it out of its shell. Its image is given below. I also recorded a video of its behaviours.

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Does this answer your question? What insect is this? (India) — tyersome, May 05 '22 at 18:46

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered May 05 '22 at 07:50

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I'm almost certain it's a bagworm, or a moth larva in the Psychidae family. I'm no lepidopterist, I can't confidently narrow it down to genus or species level from there.

answered May 05 '22 at 07:50

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What insect in shell is this?

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