Wikiwand AI

Acanthopsyche bipars

Acanthopysche bipars male From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Acanthopsyche bipars is a bagworm moth of the genus Acanthopsyche originally described as Perina bipars by Walker in 1868 using a specimen form India.[1]

Quick facts Scientific classification, Binomial name ...
Acanthopsyche bipars
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Psychidae
Genus: Acanthopsyche
Species:
A. bipars
Binomial name
Acanthopsyche bipars
(Walker, 1865)
Synonyms
  • Perina bipars Walker, 1865 [1]
  • Amatissa weyersi (Heylaerts, 1885) [2]
  • Kophene weyersi (Heylaerts, 1885) [2]
Close

Description

Head, thorax, and abdomen black, clothed with white hairs. Fore wing hyaline, the basal area smoky black; veins and margins narrowly black. Hind wing with the basal two-thirds smoky black; marginal area hyaline; the veins and margins narrowly black. Size 18–28mm.[3]

Ecology

Recorded feeding on tea in Sikkim and apple leaves in Shillong.[4]

Distribution

It is found in India.[1] [2] [3] [5]

References

Related Articles

Timelines

Top Qs

Fact Checks