Acanthopsyche bipars

Acanthopsyche bipars is a bagworm moth of the genus Acanthopsyche originally described as Perina bipars by Walker in 1868 using a specimen form India.

Description

Head, thorax, and abdomen black, clothed with white hairs. Fore wing hyaline, the basal area smoky black; veins and margins narrowly black. Hind wing with the basal two-thirds smoky black; marginal area hyaline; the veins and margins narrowly black. Size 18–28mm.

Ecology

Recorded feeding on tea in Sikkim and apple leaves in Shillong.

Distribution

It is found in India.