''Westia'' is a genus of
moth
Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
s in the family
Psychidae
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 ...
. It was described by David Stephen Fletcher in 1982.
Species
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Westia cyrtozona''
(West, 1932)
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Westia nigrobasalis''
Sobczyk, 2009
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Westia permagna''
Sobczyk, 2009
References
* 2009: Beiträge zur Kenntnis der orientalischen Psychidae (Lepidoptera) II. Revision der ''Degia''-Gattungsgruppe sowie der Gattung ''Westia'' (Typhoniinae Lederer, 1853) mit der Beschreibung neuer Gattungen und Arten. ''Entomofauna'' 30: 365–436. Full article
* , 2011: ''World Catalogue of Insects'' Volume 10 ''Psychidae'' (Lepidoptera): 1–467.
Psychidae
Psychidae genera
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