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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Tubeworm, Bagworm, and Clothes Moths (Tineoidea) » Bagworm Moths (Psychidae) » Oiketicinae » Thyridopteryx » Evergreen Bagworm Moth - Hodges#0457 (Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis)
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Is this a cocoon? - Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis
Copyright © 2010 Cathy Wilson

Is this a cocoon? - Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis
Loudonville, Ashland County, Ohio, USA
September 4, 2010
Size: At least two inches
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Contributed by Cathy Wilson on 7 September, 2010 - 4:41pm
Last updated 7 June, 2011 - 10:47am

Moved
Moved from Bagworm Moths.
… Charley Eiseman, 7 June, 2011 - 10:47am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request. Probably Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis, one of only two common species in the family.
… John F. Carr, 7 September, 2010 - 6:24pm login or register to post comments

Bagworm Moth


From the Guide: "Larvae (bagworms) construct spindle-shaped bags covered with pieces of twigs, leaves, etc., and remain in them -- enlarging the bags as they grow -- until they pupate (also in the bag). Adult females remain in the bag, emitting pheromones which attract adult males to mate with them."
… Ken Wolgemuth, 7 September, 2010 - 4:58pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, Ken . .
That is very interesting. I just googled bagworms and it seems they're a bit of a pest. I found an article that suggests hand-picking the bags from the trees. Well, I only found the one and I think I'd just like to watch this process.
… Cathy Wilson, 7 September, 2010 - 6:32pm login or register to post comments

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