''Narycia'' is a small

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of the

bagworm moth The Psychidae (bagworm moths, also simply bagworms or bagmoths) are a family of the Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths). The bagworm family is fairly small, with about 1,350 species described. Bagworm species are found globally, with some, su ...

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, Psychidae. Therein, it belongs to the

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Naryciini, here place in the somewhat disputed

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Naryciinae The Psychidae (bagworm moths, also simply bagworms or bagmoths) are a family of the Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths). The bagworm family is fairly small, with about 1,350 species described. Bagworm species are found globally, with some, su ...

which is sometimes included in the

Taleporiinae The Psychidae (bagworm moths, also simply bagworms or bagmoths) are a family of the Lepidoptera ( butterflies and moths). The bagworm family is fairly small, with about 1,350 species described. Bagworm species are found globally, with some, s ...

. Some authors include ''

Diplodoma ''Diplodoma'' is a small genus of the bagworm moth family, Psychidae. Therein, it belongs to the Taleporiinae. Some authors consider ''Diplodoma'' a junior synonym of '' Narycia'', but this is not widely accepted. Species of ''Diplodoma'' includ ...

'' in ''Narycia'' as a

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, but this is not widely accepted. As indicated by its name, it is the type genus of the Naryciini (and of the Naryciinae if these are valid). The name "Narycia" was initially proposed in 1833 by J.F. Stephens, for a moth he called " N. elegans". But he did not validly describe it at that time, and hence it was not a proper

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but a ''

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''. Stephens corrected his mistake in 1836, redescribing the species and making it the valid

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of the new genus.

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of ''Narycia'' include:FE (2009) * '' Narycia astrella'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 1851) * '' Narycia duplicella'' (Goeze, 1783) (= ''N. elegans, N. monilifera'') * '' Narycia infernalis'' Herrmann, 1986

Footnotes

References

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''Narycia''
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