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Larva in stick tent - Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis
Copyright © 2008 Rob Broekhuis

Larva in stick tent - Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis
Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, USA
August 16, 2008
I find these tent structures throughout the garden - this one is on a willow, but they're not particular as to the plant they attach to. Fat grub with white-patterned face inside.

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Larva in stick tent - Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis Larva in stick tent - Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis
Contributed by Rob Broekhuis on 16 August, 2008 - 7:19pm
Last updated 10 February, 2009 - 11:26pm

Moved
Moved from Bagworm Moths.
… Charley Eiseman, 10 February, 2009 - 11:26pm

 
Please explain
If this one was on a willow, how do you know that it is an evergreen bagworm moth?
OK, I read a little more and answered my own question; they feed on other plants, too.
… Beatriz Moisset, 29 August, 2009 - 11:56am

 
Host plants
Yes, almost all bagworms are generalists, so host plant doesn't help much, except for one in the Southwest that is usually associated with creosote bush. This species is the only big bagworm in the Northeast, and the longitudinal arrangement of the twigs is characteristic.
… Charley Eiseman, 30 August, 2009 - 2:52pm

Bagworm moth
family Psychidae. Interesting to see inside the bag, for once. How did the larva react to being stripped?
… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 16 August, 2008 - 8:04pm

 
The larvae were somewhat acti
The larvae were somewhat active - sticking their faces up out the top hole of their bags even when not prodded. Debagged, this one wasn't visibly agitated - just partly mobile, as is typical for many bulky larvae.
… Rob Broekhuis, 16 August, 2008 - 9:08pm

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