Lacosoma
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| Lacosoma | |
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| Lacosoma chiridota | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Mimallonidae |
| Genus: | Lacosoma Grote, 1864 |
Lacosoma is a genus of sack-bearer moths in the family Mimallonidae. There are at least 30 described species in Lacosoma.[1][2][3][4]
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The genus name Lacosoma is derived from Greek, referring to the hairy or woolly body characteristic of the group. The common name sack-bearer refers to the larval habit of constructing and carrying a silken case.
These 30 species belong to the genus Lacosoma:
- Lacosoma arizonicum Dyar, 1898 c g b (southwestern sack-bearer moth)
- Lacosoma asea Schaus, 1928 c g
- Lacosoma aurora Dognin, 1916 c g
- Lacosoma bigodia Schaus, 1928 c g
- Lacosoma briasia Schaus, 1928 c g
- Lacosoma cantia Schaus, 1928 c g
- Lacosoma chiridota Grote, 1864 c g b (scalloped sack-bearer)
- Lacosoma diederica Schaus, 1928 c g
- Lacosoma julietta Dyar, 1913 c g
- Lacosoma ladema Dognin, 1920 c g
- Lacosoma lola Schaus, 1905 c g
- Lacosoma ludolpha Schaus, 1928 c g
- Lacosoma lygia Schaus, 1912 c g
- Lacosoma maldera Schaus, 1934 c g
- Lacosoma medalla Dyar, 1913 c g
- Lacosoma ostrinum Herbin, 2016 g
- Lacosoma otalla Schaus, 1905 c g
- Lacosoma oyapoca Schaus, 1928 c g
- Lacosoma perplexa Schaus, 1922 c g
- Lacosoma philastria Schaus, 1928 c g
- Lacosoma raydela Schaus, 1928 c g
- Lacosoma rosea Dognin, 1905 c g
- Lacosoma schausi Dognin, 1923 c g
- Lacosoma syrinx Druce, 1898 c g
- Lacosoma turnina Schaus, 1928 c g
- Lacosoma valera Schaus, 1928 c g
- Lacosoma valva Schaus, 1905 c g
- Lacosoma violacea Sepp, 1818 c g
- Lacosoma vulfreda Schaus, 1928 c g
- Lacosoma zonoma Schaus, 1928 c g
Data sources: i = ITIS,[5] c = Catalogue of Life,[1] g = GBIF,[2] b = Bugguide.net[3]
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