Psychidae

11.015 Netted Bagworm Whittleia retiella (Newman, 1847)

pRDB2

Similar species:

Forewing: M 3 to 4.5mm, F wingless and worm-like

Habitats: Coastal estuaries, salt-marshes.

Habits: The male flies in sunshine on calm days and comes to light.

Foodplant: The larva overwinters while small. It feeds amongst salt-marsh vegetation on Common Saltmarsh-grass and other grasses. The case consists of long thin sections of grass stem fixed longitudinally. It pupates in the larval case attached low down on a grass stem.