Lacosoma

Lacosoma
Lacosoma chiridota
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Mimallonidae
Genus: Lacosoma
Grote, 1864

Lacosoma is a genus of sack-bearer moths in the family Mimallonidae. There are at least 30 described species in Lacosoma.

Lacosoma chiridota

The genus name Lacosoma is derived from Greek, referring to the hairy or woolly body characteristic of the group. The common name sack-bearer refers to the larval habit of constructing and carrying a silken case.

Species

These 30 species belong to the genus Lacosoma:

Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net

References

  1. 1 2 "Browse Lacosoma". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
  2. 1 2 "Lacosoma". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
  3. 1 2 "Lacosoma Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
  4. ↑ "Lacosoma Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
  5. ↑ "ITIS, Integrated Taxonomic Information System". Retrieved 2018-04-05.

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