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The wattle bagworm (Kotochalia junodi, formerly Acanthopsyche junodi) is a species of moth in the family Psychidae. In southern Africa it is a pest of the black wattle (Acacia mearnsii) which is grown largely as a source of vegetable tannin. Kotochalia junodi is indigenous to Southern Africa, where it originally fed on indigenous relatives of ...
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 ...
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.
As the larvae grow, they prefer older leaves and bark of a variety of hosts: acacia (wattle), tea, mimosa, Australian pine, eucalyptus, gmelina, lychee, thuja, Rangoon creeper, strawberry guava and many other species. Some ghost species of commercial significance, such as acacia and tea, are particularly susceptible to Eumeta crameri. As a ...
Eumeta variegata, commonly known as the paulownia bagworm or cotton bag worm, [1] is a moth of the family Psychidae. The species was first described by Snellen in 1879. [ 2 ] It is found in Japan , Papua New Guinea , India , the Solomon Islands and Sri Lanka .
Psyche casta is a nocturnal moth from the family Psychidae, the bagworm moths. The wingspan of the males ranges from 12 to 15 millimeters. They have hairy, brown-metallic shiny wings. The grub-like females have legs but do not have wings and are yellowish or light brown, except for some dark brown back plates.
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 ...
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