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Psyche quadrangularis

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Psyche quadrangularis
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. ^ a b 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.