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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 ...
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 .
“If ever a plant said ‘don’t put me in your mouth’, this is it.”
Apterona helicoidella (snailcase bagworm) is a moth of the Psychidae family. It is widely distributed in Europe, from Portugal through most of central Europe and the Alps up to the Ural. It is also found in the Balkan and Turkey. It was introduced in the United States by accident during the 1940s. It is now found in many mid-Atlantic states
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]
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.
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.