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Lacosoma
Sign in to saveLacosoma is a genus of sack-bearer moths in the family Mimallonidae. There are at least 30 described species in Lacosoma. thumb|Lacosoma chiridota
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 126
- With media
- 7
- Family
- Mimallonidae
- Collections
- USNM, VPI, MISSA, YPM, MNHN, NRM
- Recorded in
- United States, Panama, Guatemala, Guyane FrançAise, Bolivia, Brazil
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Mimallonidae
- Image
- - 7659 – Lacosoma chiridota – Scalloped Sack-bearer Moth (female) (27416508630).jpg
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- Lacosoma
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- Lacosoma chiridota
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- Lacosoma
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Lacosoma is a genus of sack-bearer moths in the family Mimallonidae. There are at least 30 described species in Lacosoma. thumb|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.
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