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Family Mimallonidae - Sack-bearer Moths

Scalloped Sack-bearer - Lacosoma chiridota

Cicinnus melsheimeri - Cicinnus chambersi - female

unknown moth - Lacosoma chiridota - female

Florida Moth Eggs - Cicinnus melsheimeri

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

Superfamily Mimallonoidea (Sack-bearer Moths)

Family Mimallonidae (Sack-bearer Moths)

Numbers

There are two genera (Cicinnus and Lacosoma) and four species for North America according to a recent reclassification of taxa in the family.

Size

Wingspan 2-5 cm

Life Cycle

Larvae build open-ended cases (sacks) in which they overwinter.

Print References

Covell, p. 57 (1)

Franclemont, J. G., 1973. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 20.1

Internet References

Insects of Cedar Creek

Mimallonoidea of Canada

Works Cited

1.	Peterson Field Guides: Eastern Moths Charles V. Covell. 1984. Houghton Mifflin Company.

Contributed by Cotinis on 22 July, 2004 - 1:57pm
Additional contributions by john and jane balaban, Ryan St Laurent, Kyhl Austin
Last updated 20 June, 2019 - 7:56am

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