Pagoda Bagworm

Scientific Name Pagodiella hekmeyeri (Heylaerts, 1885)
Family Psychidae
Subfamily Oiketicinae
Host Plants Ardisia elliptica
Syzygium grande
Terminalia catappa

Description

This is a unique bagworm which scrapes the chlorophyll off the leaf before incising cleanly around the area consumed, creating a circular wound. The excised leaf piece is then added to the bagworm’s protective casing.

Siyang · 2024-07-16