Biology:Psyche quadrangularis

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Short description: Species of moth

Psyche quadrangularis
Psyche quadrangularis.jpg
Psyche quadrangularis case and adult
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Psychidae
Genus: Psyche
Species:
P. quadrangularis
Binomial name
Psyche quadrangularis
(Christoph, 1873)
Synonyms
  • Amicta quadrangularis Christoph, 1873
  • Psyche quadrangularis Staudinger, 1874
  • Psyche quadrangularis var. nigrescens Staudinger, 1900

Psyche quadrangularis is a moth of the Psychidae family. It is found in the grasslands and deserts of Southwestern and Central Asia.[1]

The larvae build a typical square-shaped case made of small twigs they cut to size and join at almost perfect right angles.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Azaria, Alon (1989). Jehoshua Kugler. ed (in Hebrew). Amicta quadrangularis. Plants and Animals of the Land of Israel. 3. Ministry of Defense. p. 260. ISBN 965-05-0070-7. 

Wikidata ☰ Q13319278 entry