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Acanthopsyche
Sign in to saveAcanthopsyche is a genus of moths in the Psychidae family. The genus was named by the Dutch entomologist Franciscus J.M. Heylaerts.
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 2
- Family
- Psychidae
- Collections
- SAM, ZMBN
- Recorded in
- Zambia, Norway
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- Acanthopsyche atra BE-MK-5929b.jpg
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- Acanthopsyche
- has host
- Elaeis guineensis
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Acanthopsyche is a genus of moths in the Psychidae family. The genus was named by the Dutch entomologist Franciscus J.M. Heylaerts.
The males are relatively large, with a wingspan of 15–28 mm. The females are apterous (i.e. wingless) and have rudimentary antennae and legs. The eyes are reduced to black spots. The larvae live in a case which is covered longitudinally with plant matter.
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