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larva crawling Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis, evergreen bagworm Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis, evergreen bagworm. The evergreen bagworm (Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis), commonly known as bagworm, eastern bagworm, common bagworm, common basket worm, or North American bagworm, is a moth that spins its cocoon in its larval life, decorating it with bits of plant material from the trees on which it ...
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 ...
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.
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Liothula omnivora, the common bag moth, is a psychid moth endemic to New Zealand. It is also known by several Māori vernacular names like the tūngou ngou, [1] < whare atua ('house of the spirit') or kopi ('shut'). [2] There are over 50 species of Psychidae and at least two species of Liothula in New Zealand. [3] [4]