Psyche quadrangularis

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Psyche quadrangularis
File:Psyche quadrangularis.jpg
Psyche quadrangularis case and adult
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Psychidae
Genus: Psyche
Species:
P. quadrangularis
Binomial name
Psyche quadrangularis
(Christoph, 1873)
Synonyms

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.). Amicta quadrangularis. Plants and Animals of the Land of Israel (in Hebrew). Vol. 3. Ministry of Defense. p. 260. ISBN 965-05-0070-7.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)