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Hi there! You're right, it's a psychid.
Lepidopterans and caddisflies are sister groups anyhow (and both produce silk as larvae, from modified salivary glands), so it's not so surprising that they look like terrestrial caddises. :)
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Lepidopterans and caddisflies are sister groups anyhow (and both produce silk as larvae, from modified salivary glands), so it's not so surprising that they look like terrestrial caddises. :)