PSYCHIDAE: Bagworm Moths ⁵

Lepidoscia lainodes (Meyrick, 1921). Adventive. Widespread & Common.

Habitat, seasonality and behaviour ⁵

Adults are only active in winter from June to August.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Stephen Thorpe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Stephen Thorpe
2. S.E. Thorpe, no known copyright restrictions (public domain), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lepidoscia_lainodes.jpg
3. (c) Tony Steer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Tony Steer
4. (c) Shaun Lee, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Shaun Lee
5. (c) Tony Steer, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

More Info

• iNaturalist NZ taxon page
• Animal Diversity Web
• Atlas of Living Australia
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• CUIC Insect Images
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants

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