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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Tubeworm, Bagworm, and Clothes Moths (Tineoidea) » Bagworm Moths (Psychidae) » Oiketicinae » Oiketicus » Abbot's Bagworm Moth  - Hodges#0454 (Oiketicus abbotii)

Species Oiketicus abbotii - Abbot's Bagworm Moth - Hodges#0454

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Size · Identification · Range · Food · Life Cycle · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Tineoidea (Tubeworm, Bagworm, and Clothes Moths)
Family Psychidae (Bagworm Moths)
Subfamily Oiketicinae
Genus Oiketicus
Species abbotii (Abbot's Bagworm Moth - Hodges#0454)
Hodges Number
0454
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Oiketicus abbotii Grote, 1880; North American Entomologist 1 (7): 52
Phylogenetic sequence #013600.
Explanation of Names
Named in honor of John Abbot (1751-1840), American entomologist and ornithologist.
Size
wingspan about 33 mm.
Identification
Adults - females are wingless.
Range
Moth Photographers Group - large range map with collection dates.
Food
Numerous hosts from many families. See HOSTS database.
Life Cycle
See Hubbard, 1885.
Larvae construct a large bag -- 69-70mm long.(1)
Print References
Hubbard, H. G. 1885. Insects Affecting the Orange. USDA Division of Entomology: 144, pl.12, f.1 a-g
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group
BOLD - Barcode of Life Data Systems - collection map and photos of pinned adults.
Works Cited
1.Eastern Forest Insects
Whiteford L. Baker. 1972. U.S. Department of Agriculture · Forest Service.
Contributed by Jeff Hollenbeck on 7 February, 2006 - 4:15pm
Additional contributions by cotinis, Beatriz Moisset, Maury Heiman, Randy Hardy, Marci Hess
Last updated 3 September, 2023 - 2:36pm

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