Bagworm Moth - Systematics

Systematics

Eleven subfamilies and about 240 genera are recognized among the bagworms.

The subfamilies of Psychidae, with some notable genera and species also listed, are:

Subfamily Epichnopteriginae

  • Acentra
  • Bijugis
  • Epichnopterix
    • Epichnopterix plumella
  • Heliopsychidea
  • Mauropterix
  • Montanima
  • Psychidea
  • Psychocentra
  • Rebelia
  • Reisseronia
  • Stichobasis
    • Stichobasis postmeridianus
  • Whittleia

Subfamily Naryciinae

  • Dahlica
    • Dahlica triquetrella
  • Diplodoma
  • Eosolenobia
  • Narycia
  • Postsolenobia
  • Siederia

Subfamily Oiketicinae

  • Apterona
    • Apterona helicoidella – Snailcase Bagworm
  • Canephora
    • Canephora hirsuta
  • Cryptothelea (= Platoeceticus)
    • Cryptothelea gloverii
  • Astala
  • Kotochalia
    • Kotochalia junodi – Wattle Bagworm
  • Hyalarcta
  • Deborrea
    • Deborrea malgassa – Fangalabola
  • Eumeta
    • Eumeta crameri – Faggot Worm
  • Megalophanes
    • Megalophanes viciella
  • Oiketicus
  • Zamopsyche
  • Eucoloneura Davis, 2002
  • Pachythelia
  • Phalacropterix
  • Ptilocephala
    • Ptilocephala plumifera
  • Sterrhopterix
    • Sterrhopterix fusca
  • Thyridopteryx

Subfamily Placodominae

  • Placodoma

Subfamily Psychinae

  • Luffia
    • Luffia ferchaultella
    • Luffia lapidella
  • Psyche
    • Psyche casta
    • Psyche crassiorella
  • Prochalia

Subfamily Taleporiinae

  • Bankesia
  • Brevantennia
  • Cebysa
    • Cebysa leucotelus – Australian Bagmoth
  • Eotaleporia
  • Praesolenobia
  • Pseudobankesia
  • Sciopetris
  • Taleporia

Subfamily Typhoniinae

  • Typhonia

Incertae sedis

  • Eumasia
    • Eumasia parietariella
  • Iphierga
    • Iphierga chrysophaes

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Subfamily Arrhenophaninae

  • Arrhenophanes
    • Arrhenophanes perspicilla
    • Arrhenophanes volcanica Walsingham, 1913
  • Cnissostages
    • Cnissostages oleagina
    • Cnissostages mastictor
    • Cnissostages osae
  • Dysoptus
    • Dysoptus acuminatus
    • Dysoptus anachroreta
    • Dysoptus argus
    • Dysoptus asymmetrus
    • Dysoptus avittus
    • Dysoptus bilobus
    • Dysoptus chiquitus
    • Dysoptus denticulatus
    • Dysoptus fasciatus
    • Dysoptus pentalobus
    • Dysoptus probata
    • Dysoptus prolatus
    • Dysoptus pseudurgus
    • Dysoptus sparsimaculatus
    • Dysoptus spilactis
    • Dysoptus tantalota
  • Notiophanes
    • Notiophanes fuscata

Subfamily Scoriodytinae

  • Scoriodyta
    • Scoriodyta conisalia

Subfamily Metisinae

  • Metisa
    • Metisa canifrons

Subfamily Pseudarbelinae

  • Pseudarbela
    • Pseudarbela celaena
    • Pseudarbela aurea
    • Pseudarbela papuana
    • Pseudarbela semperi
  • Casana
    • Casana trochiloides
  • Linggana
    • Linggana cardinaali

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