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LEPIDOPTERA, Psychidae -- <Images> & <Juveniles> This family includes the bagworms, which are notorious
phytophagous pests. There are nevertheless
a few records of their attacking other insects. In Louisiana, feeding by larvae of Platoeceticus gloverii
Pack on the camphor scale, Pseudaonidia
duplex Ckll. was observed by Plank
& Cressman (1934). Although
mostly a phytophage, in 1932 it was estimated that >90% of the scales on
camphor was destroyed by predation.
Most of the feeding took place during winter, and very little was
found during summer. The dorsal
coverings of scales were usually removed completely and they were later
incorporated into the larval cases. References: Please refer
to <biology.ref.htm>,
[Additional references may be found at: MELVYL Library] |