Virgin Smoke

Luffia ferchaultella

"Luffia ferchaultella" is a moth of the Psychidae family. It is found in Ireland, the United Kingdom, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, France, Spain, Portugal, Switzerland, Germany and Italy.
Bagworm Moth (Luffia ferchaultella) Mention 'Bagworms' to most people and they would probably think you meant to say Bookworm! What they are missing out on is a family of quite extraordinary moths. Watch this species in 'action' and find out more about it and about Bagworms in general, here: https://youtu.be/R-CDvi_x4Ug Geotagged,Luffia ferchaultella,Spring,United Kingdom

Naming

"Luffia ferchaultella" might be the same species as "Luffia lapidella".

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyPsychidae
GenusLuffia
SpeciesL. ferchaultella
Photographed in
United Kingdom