Apterona helicoidella

Snailcase bagworm
	Case
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Psychidae
Genus:	Apterona
Species:	A. helicoidella
Binomial name
	Apterona helicoidella; (Vallot, 1827)
Synonyms
	Apterona helix (Siebold, 1850); Cochliotheca helicinella Rambur, 1866; Apterona crenulella (Bruand, 1853);

Apterona helicoidella (snailcase bagworm) is a moth of the Psychidae family. It is widely distributed in Europe, from Portugal through most of central Europe and the Alps up to the Ural. It is also found in the Balkan and Turkey. It was introduced in the United States by accident during the 1940s. It is now found throughout the Mid-Atlantic region, and has been reported on the U.S. West Coast, in Michigan, and in the western states.^[2]

References

^ "Apterona helicoidella (Vallot, 1827)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
^ Jacobs, Steven B. (September 2003) [Originally published May 2001]. "Entomological Notes: Snailcase bagworm (also known as "garden bagworm")" (PDF). Pennsylvania State University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 October 2006. Retrieved 23 March 2026.

External links

[1] "Apterona helicoidella (Vallot, 1827)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 23 March 2026.

[2] Jacobs, Steven B. (September 2003) [Originally published May 2001]. "Entomological Notes: Snailcase bagworm (also known as "garden bagworm")" (PDF). Pennsylvania State University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 October 2006. Retrieved 23 March 2026.

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