An annotated list of the Lepidoptera of Alberta, Canada
Author
Pohl, Greg
Northern Forestry Centre, Natural Resources Canada, Edmonton ,, Canada
Author
Anweiler, Gary
University of Alberta Strickland Entomology Museum ,, Canada
Author
Schmidt, Christian
Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Ottawa, Canada
Author
Kondla, Norbert
Calgary ,, Canada
text
ZooKeys
2010
2010-03-05
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journal article
10.3897/zookeys.38.383
aa97d560-1969-4b79-93bb-2614b7835c0e
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13.
Psychidae
– bagworm moths
Males are minute to small (
8–25 mm
wingspan) moths with drab brown wings; most females are wingless, and many resemble larvae. Larvae construct cases of plant matter and debris, in which they move about while feeding. Most species feed on plants, but at least one genus (
Dahlica
) feeds on lichens and debris. Parthenogenesis has developed in a few genera, including
Dahlica
.
Approximately 1000 species of psychids are known worldwide. They occur throughout the world, but most species are restricted to the Palearctic. Twenty-seven species are known from North America, four of which are reported from AB.
Davis (1964)
treated all of the known North American species, with the exception of two recently introduced species in the genus
Dahlica
.