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Thyridopteryx meadii

Thyridopteryx meadii

Classification

Class
Insecta
Family
Psychidae

Thyridopteryx meadii is a species of North American bagworm moth that specializes in the creosote bush (Larrea tridentata). Description The creosote bagworm construct bags 30-40 mm long from creosote leaf or twig fragments, or a mixture of the two. They spend the majority of their lives inside the bag, except for the male which emerges from the bag after pupation as a moth with scaleless, semi-transparent white wings and a long, black, furry-looking body.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 91