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Apterona helicoidella

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Species of moth

Snailcase bagworm
Case
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Psychidae
Genus: Apterona
Species: A. helicoidella
Binomial name
Apterona helicoidella
(Vallot, 1827)
Synonyms
  • Apterona helix (Siebold)
  • Cochliotheca crenulella
  • Apterona crenulella

Apterona helicoidella (snailcase bagworm) is a moth of the Psychidae family. It is widely distributed in Europe, from Portugal through most of central Europe and the Alps up to the Ural. It is also found in the Balkan and Turkey. It was introduced in the United States by accident during the 1940s. It is now found in many mid-Atlantic states

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Taxon identifiers
Apterona helicoidella
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