bagworm moth

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• Bagworm moth — Bagworm redirects here. The term bagworm is often erroneously used to refer to the Eastern tent caterpillar or Fall webworm. Taxobox name = Psychidae image width = 250px image caption = Case Moth on eucalyptus regnum = Animalia phylum =… …   Wikipedia

• bagworm moth — Any insect of the moth family Psychidae, found worldwide, named for the baglike cases the larvae (see larva) carry with them. The bag, which ranges in size from 0.25 to 6 in. (6–150 mm), is constructed from silk and bits of leaves, twigs, and… …   Universalium

• moth — /mawth, moth/, n., pl. moths /mawdhz, modhz, mawths, moths/. 1. any of numerous insects of the order Lepidoptera, generally distinguished from the butterflies by having feathery antennae and by having crepuscular or nocturnal habits. 2. See… …   Universalium

• bagworm — /bag werrm /, n. any moth of the family Psychidae in its caterpillar phase, in which it wraps itself in a bag of silk, leaves, etc. [1860 65, Amer.; BAG + WORM] * * * …   Universalium

• bagworm — n. moth that wraps itself in a bag of silk or leaves …   English contemporary dictionary

• bagworm — noun an American moth, the caterpillar and flightless female of which live in a portable protective case constructed out of plant debris. [Family Psychidae.] …   English new terms dictionary

• bagworm — bag•worm [[t]ˈbægˌwɜrm[/t]] n. ent any moth of the family Psychidae in its caterpillar phase, in which it wraps itself in a bag of silk, leaves, etc • Etymology: 1860–65, amer …   From formal English to slang

• bagworm — /ˈbægwɜm/ (say bagwerm) noun the caterpillar of any moth of the Psychidae which constructs a bag of silk, leaves, etc., in which it lives …  

• bagworm — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : a moth larva of the family Psychidae constructing and living in a silk case which is usually covered with bits of plant debris; especially : an often destructive pest (Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis) of trees and shrubs in the… …   Useful english dictionary

• Evergreen bagworm — Taxobox name = Evergreen Bagworm status = secure image width = 250px regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta ordo = Lepidoptera subordo = Ditrysia superfamilia = Tineoidea familia = Psychidae subfamilia = Oiketicinae genus =… …   Wikipedia

• Snailcase bagworm — Taxobox name = Snailcase Bagworm status = secure regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta ordo = Lepidoptera familia = Psychidae genus = Thyridopteryx species = T. ephemeraeformis binomial = Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis binomial… …   Wikipedia