Bagworm_moth Bagworm_moth

Bagworm moth - Definition and Overview

Psychidae
Scientific classification
<td>Boisduval, 1828 <tr><td>Type species:<td>Psyche carpini
(= Psyche casta) <tr><td>Diversity:<td>? genera
600? species
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Suborder:Ditrysia
Division:Microlepidoptera
Superfamily:Tineoidea
Family:Psychidae
Species:Psyche carpini <tr><td>Author:
Subfamilies

Epichnopteriginae
Naryciinae
Oiketicinae
Placodominae
Psychinae
Scoriodytinae
Taleporiinae
Typhoniinae


The Psychidae or Bagworms are a family of the Lepidoptera. The larvae of the Psychidae construct cases out of environmental materials such as sand, soil or lichen. These cases are attached to rocks, trees or fences. The larvae of some species eat lichen, while others prefer green leaves. In many species, the adult females lack wings and are therefore difficult to identify accurately.

The family is fairly small, with about 600 species described.

References

http://www.nearctica.com/nomina/lepid/lepn-p.htm
as of 2002-06-26

Some genera

  • Apterona
  • Astala
  • Basicladus
  • Coloneura
  • Cryptothelea
  • Hyaloscotes
  • Oiketicus
  • Prochalia
  • Psyche
  • Solenobia
  • Thyridopteryx
  • Zamopsyche


Arthropoda - Insecta - Families of Lepidoptera Monarch Butterfly

Acanthopteroctetidae - Acrolepiidae - Acrolophidae - Adelidae - Agathiphagidae - Agonoxenidae - Aididae - Alucitidae - Anomoeotidae - Anomosetidae - Anthelidae - Arctiidae - Arrhenophanidae - Axiidae - Batrachedridae - Bedelliidae - Blastobasidae - Bombycidae - Brachodidae - Brahmaeidae - Bucculatricidae - Callidulidae - Carposinidae - Carthaeidae - Castniidae - Cecidosidae - Choreutidae - Coleophoridae - Copromorphidae - Cosmopterigidae - Cossidae - Crambidae - Crinopterygidae - Cyclotornidae - Dalceridae - Doidae - Douglasiidae - Drepanidae - Dudgeoneidae - Elachistidae - Endromidae - Epermeniidae - Epicopeiidae - Epipyropidae - Eriocottidae - Eriocraniidae - Ethmiidae - Eupterotidae - Galacticidae - Gelechiidae - Geometridae - Glyphipterigidae - Gracillariidae - Hedylidae - Heliodinidae - Heliozelidae - Hepialidae - Hesperiidae - Heterobathmiidae - Heterogynidae - Himantopteridae - Holcopogonidae - Hyblaeidae - Immidae - Incurvariidae - Lacturidae - Lasiocampidae - Lecithoceridae - Lemoniidae - Limacodidae - Lophocoronidae - Lycaenidae - Lymantriidae - Lyonetiidae - Lypusidae - Megalopygidae - Metachandidae - Micropterigidae - Mimallonidae - Mirinidae - Mnesarchaeidae - Momphidae - Neopseustidae - Neotheoridae - Nepticulidae - Noctuidae - Nolidae - Notodontidae - Nymphalidae - Oecophoridae - Oenosandridae - Opostegidae - Palaeosetidae - Palaephatidae - Pantheidae - Papilionidae - Pieridae - Plutellidae - Prodoxidae - Prototheoridae - Psychidae - Pterolonchidae - Pterophoridae - Pyralidae - Riodinidae - Roeslerstammiidae - Saturniidae - Schreckensteiniidae - Scythrididae - Sematuridae - Sesiidae - Simaethistidae - Somabrachyidae - Sphingidae - Symmocidae - Thyrididae - Tineidae - Tineodidae - Tischeriidae - Tortricidae - Uraniidae - Urodidae - Whalleyanidae - Yponomeutidae - Ypsolophidae - Zygaenidae


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