Global InformationMahasena corbetti information
| Coconut case caterpillar | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Psychidae |
| Genus: | Mahasena |
| Species: | M. corbetti
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| Binomial name | |
| Mahasena corbetti Tams, 1928
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Mahasena corbetti, the coconut case caterpillar, is a polyphagous species of bagworm.[1] This species is classified as leaf-eating pest caterpillars that produce tough silk out of their bags from dried foliage. Currently, M. corbetti is considered a 'pest of quarantine importance' in multiple countries and is included on the list of dangerous pests in the Malaysian plant quarantine act.
- ^ "Mahasena corbetti Tams, 1928". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 29 April 2022.