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The evergreen bagworm's case grows to over 6 cm, tapered and open on both ends. Newborn larvae are blackish and turn brown to tan as they grow, mottled with black. The heads and thorax develop a yellow tint as they grow to a total length of 24 to 32 mm. Adult males resemble bees, having a 25 mm wingspan with transparent wings ( thuris window ...
The Psychidae (bagworm moths, also simply bagworms or bagmoths) are a family of the Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths). The bagworm family is fairly small, with about 1,350 species [2] described. Bagworm species are found globally, with some, such as the snailcase bagworm (Apterona helicoidella), in modern times settling continents where they ...
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Metura is a genus of bagworm or case moths in the family Psychidae, endemic to Oceania. [1] The genus contains the largest species of Psychidae known, M. aristocosma, with a larval bag of up to 300 mm and an adult male wingspan of 60 mm. [2]
Metisa plana (or "bagworm") is a moth of the family Psychidae (the bagworms) first described by Francis Walker in 1883. [1] It is found in Sumatra , Malaysia and Sri Lanka . [ 2 ] It is a major pest on Elaeis guineensis , the African oil palm.
Cryptothelea gloverii is a species of bagworm moth. Its native range includes North [1] and Central America. It favors orange trees, and also eat the camphor scale (Pseudaonidia duplex), a scale insect. [2]
Saunders' case moth or the large bagworm (Metura elongatus) is a moth of the Psychidae family. It is known from the eastern half of Australia, including Tasmania. [2]
These male moths are generally varying degrees of black to brown with white scales on some. They have thinly scaled and often transparent wings and prominently pectinate antennae. Adult females - who spend the entirety of their lives in the pupa - are apterous, cylindrical, and creamy-white with either no or greatly minimized appendages.