Apterona helicoidella (snailcase bagworm) is a moth of the Psychidae family. It is widely distributed in Europe, from Portugal through most of central Europe and the Alps up to the Ural. It is also found in the Balkan and Turkey. It was introduced in the United States by accident during the 1940s. It is now found in many mid-Atlantic states
| Snailcase bagworm | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Psychidae |
| Genus: | Apterona |
| Species: | A. helicoidella |
| Binomial name | |
| Apterona helicoidella (Vallot, 1827) | |
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