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Bagworm Moths
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Bagworm Moths

Psychidae

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 1350 species described. Bagworm species are found globally, with some, such as the snailcase bagworm (Apterona helicoidella), settling continents where they are not native in modern times.

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56 branches of this family, most-observed first

Oiketicinae

subfamilyOiketicinae

Psychinae

subfamilyPsychinae

Lepidoscia

genusLepidoscia

Taleporiinae

subfamilyTaleporiinae

Naryciinae

subfamilyNaryciinae

Epichnopteriginae

subfamilyEpichnopteriginae

Typhoniinae

subfamilyTyphoniinae

Conoeca

genusConoeca

Metisinae

subfamilyMetisinae

Arrhenophaninae

subfamilyArrhenophaninae

Iphierga

genusIphierga

Placodominae

subfamilyPlacodominae

Scoriodytinae

subfamilyScoriodytinae

Mallobathra

genusMallobathra

Trigonocyttara

genusTrigonocyttara

Ardiosteres

genusArdiosteres

Reductoderces

genusReductoderces

Piestoceros

genusPiestoceros

Tenuipsychinae

subfamilyTenuipsychinae

Eumasiinae

subfamilyEumasiinae

Sentica

genusSentica

Elinostola

genusElinostola

Rhathamictis

genusRhathamictis

Psychanisa

genusPsychanisa

Pseudarbelinae

subfamilyPseudarbelinae

Frosted Phoenixes

genusTitanomis

Napecoetes

genusNapecoetes

Ceratosticha

genusCeratosticha

Gyrophylla

genusGyrophylla

Brachygyna

genusBrachygyna

Apoecis

genusApoecis

Pharcidopsychinae

subfamilyPharcidopsychinae

Metacharistis

genusMetacharistis

Mecynopla

genusMecynopla

Dichromopsyche

genusDichromopsyche

Elegistis

genusElegistis

Afropsyche

genusAfropsyche

Asynetha

genusAsynetha

Colpotorna

genusColpotorna

Trapezoritis

genusTrapezoritis

Tretoscopa

genusTretoscopa

Themeliotis

genusThemeliotis

Pyraphlecta

genusPyraphlecta

Rasicota

genusRasicota

Melasina

genusMelasina

Malgassopsyche

genusMalgassopsyche

Obtexocorytus

genusObtexocorytus

Oecobia

genusOecobia

Aprata

genusAprata

Dipyle

genusDipyle

Barandra

genusBarandra

Sphaericobathra

genusSphaericobathra

Deloscopa

genusDeloscopa

Dierla

genusDierla

Malacograptis

genusMalacograptis

Oedonia

genusOedonia

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