Psyche quadrangularis

Psyche quadrangularis
	Psyche quadrangularis case and adult
Scientific 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
	Amicta quadrangularis Christoph, 1873; Psyche quadrangularis Staudinger, 1874; Psyche quadrangularis var. nigrescens Staudinger, 1900;

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 2 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.

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