Psychidae

TaxID: 93884

Basic Information

Psychidae

Bagworm Moth, Bagworm Moths, bagworm moths

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 described. Bagworm species are found globally, with some, such as the snailcase bagworm (Apterona helicoidella), in modern times settling continents where they are not native. Another common name for the Psychidae is "case moths", but this is just as well used for the case-bearers (Coleophoridae). The names refer to the habits of caterpillars of these two families, which build small protective cases in which they can hide. The Psychidae belong to the superfamily Tineoidea, which appears to be sister to the other lineages of the Ditrysia. They are not closely related to moths of the superfamily Gelechioidea, which includes case-bearers. Most bagworms are inoffensive to humans and inconspicuous; some are occasional nuisance pests. However, a few species can become more serious pests, and have caused significant damage e.g. to wattle (Acacia mearnsii) in South Africa and orange (Citrus sinensis) in Florida. If detected early, picking the cases from the trees while in their pupa stage is an effective way to check an infestation; otherwise, insecticides are used. One bagworm species, the fangalabola (Deborrea malgassa) of Madagascar, is in some places encouraged to breed on wattle trees, because its pupae are collected as a protein-rich food.

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Taxonomic Information

Eukaryota

Arthropoda

Insecta

Lepidoptera

Psychidae

unclassified

nan

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Photos (0 photos)

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Morphological Features

No morphological description available.

Host Plants (0 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

No host plants available.

Quarantine Status (1 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country Status Year Added
United States of America Quarantine pests —

Distribution (0 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

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No distribution records available.

Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No genome records available.

Transcriptomes (1 records)

Data source: NCBI.

Run ID Tissue Developmental Stage Sex Read Count Location Actions
ERR15500496 - - female 44780351 -

DNA Barcodes (10857 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

Process ID BIN Marker Length Country Date Lat/Lon Sequence
YAWAC619-15 BOLD:ACT4818 COI-5P 658 Papua New Guinea 2010-07-25 -6.167, 146.083
YAWAC1021-15 BOLD:AAI3594 COI-5P 658 Papua New Guinea 2013-07-08 -6.167, 146.083
YAWAC1005-15 BOLD:ACZ1718 COI-5P 658 Papua New Guinea 2013-11-22 -6.167, 146.083
YAWAC026-15 BOLD:ACT0386 COI-5P 658 Papua New Guinea 2010-08-11 -6.167, 146.083
YAWAC020-15 BOLD:ACT4818 COI-5P 658 Papua New Guinea 2010-09-03 -6.167, 146.083
WALPD276-15 BOLD:AAO1955 COI-5P 658 Australia 2015-01-01 -14.477, 125.748
WALPD238-15 BOLD:AAO1768 COI-5P 658 Australia 2015-02-01 -14.308, 125.98
WALPD215-15 BOLD:AAZ1863 COI-5P 658 Australia 2015-02-01 -14.308, 125.98
WALPC4819-15 BOLD:AAO4879 COI-5P 567 Australia 2014-01-01 -31.737, 116.068
WALPC4818-15 BOLD:AAO4879 COI-5P 576 Australia 2014-01-01 -31.737, 116.068
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