Astala (moth)

Astala is a genus of bagworm moths in the family Psychidae. There are about seven described species in Astala.[1][2][3]

Astala
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Psychidae
Subfamily:	Psychinae
Genus:	Astala Davis, 1964

Species

These seven species belong to the genus Astala:

• Astala confederata Grote & Robinson, 1868 ^{c g b}
• Astala edwardsi Heylaerts, 1884 ^{c g b}
• Astala hoffmanni Vazquez, 1941 ^{c g}
• Astala polingi Barnes & Benjamin, 1924 ^{c g}
• Astala tristis Schaus, 1901 ^{c g}
• Astala vigasia Schaus, 1901 ^{c g}
• Astala zacualpania Dyar, 1917 ^{c g}

Data sources: i = ITIS,[1] c = Catalogue of Life,[4] g = GBIF,[2] b = Bugguide.net[3]

References

1. "ITIS, Integrated Taxonomic Information System". Retrieved 2018-12-13.
2. "Astala". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-12-13.
3. "Astala Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-12-13.
4. "Browse Astala". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-12-13.

Further reading

• Arnscheid, Wilfried R.; Weidlich, Michael (2017). Psychidae. Brill. ISBN 9789004340220. ISSN 1395-9506.
• Pohl, Greg; Patterson, Bob; Pelham, Jonathan (2016). Annotated taxonomic checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico (Report). doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.2186.3287.