Evergreen Bagworm Moth
Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis (Haworth, 1803)
Family: Psychidae
Subfamily: Oiketicinae
Identification: Body in male entirely black. Wings also entirely black but usually translucent from loss of scales after emergence from larval case. Abdomen long, tapering. Female entirely wingless and does not leave larval case.
Wing Span: male 1.7-3.6 cm.
Life History: Larvae can be a pest to ornamentals, particularly red cedar. Larva attaches its case with silk to twig of food plant.
Flight: September-October.
Caterpillar Hosts: Trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants.
Adult Food:
Habitat:
Range: Massachusetts to southern Florida, west to Nebraska and Texas.
Conservation:
NCGR:
Management Needs:
Comments: NULL
Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 24 of 239 verified sightings
Observation date: Sep 17, 2015
Submitted by: jackieb
Region: Polk County, Iowa, United States
Verified by: jamesdurbin
Verified date: Mar 16, 2021
Observation date: Aug 14, 2020
Submitted by: sam_hartzler
Region: Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jan 12, 2021
Observation date: Jan 01, 2021
Submitted by: kent
Region: District of Columbia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jan 01, 2021
Observation date: Aug 28, 2019
Submitted by: jmike
Region: Douglas County, Nebraska, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Dec 14, 2020
Observation date: Jul 28, 2020
Submitted by: Cyrus Li
Region: Montgomery County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Nov 01, 2020
Observation date: Aug 09, 2020
Submitted by: williamharmonlds
Region: Woodford County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Nov 01, 2020
Observation date: Oct 23, 2020
Submitted by: Gruntaloob
Region: Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 23, 2020
Observation date: Oct 09, 2020
Submitted by: Cyrus Li
Region: Montgomery County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 09, 2020
Observation date: Aug 10, 2020
Submitted by: Jordan Selha
Region: Polk County, Iowa, United States
Verified by: jamesdurbin
Verified date: Oct 02, 2020
Observation date: Sep 16, 2020
Submitted by: Mom2ss
Region: Campbell County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 17, 2020
Observation date: Sep 07, 2020
Submitted by: Mikelchap
Region: Glynn County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Sep 08, 2020
Observation date: Jul 26, 2020
Submitted by: Deaner414
Region: Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 31, 2020
Observation date: May 25, 2020
Submitted by: a-o
Region: Clarke County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: May 28, 2020
Observation date: May 13, 2020
Submitted by: JWChung
Region: Cook County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: May 14, 2020
Observation date: Jan 23, 2019
Submitted by: Palmiera
Region: Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: May 04, 2020
Observation date: Apr 04, 2020
Submitted by: Jlowery03
Region: Brooke County, West Virginia, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Apr 20, 2020
Observation date: Apr 10, 2020
Submitted by: tirvine2020
Region: Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Apr 11, 2020
Observation date: Jan 06, 2020
Submitted by: tirvine2020
Region: Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jan 07, 2020
Observation date: May 03, 2019
Submitted by: ChrissyL
Region: Sullivan County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: Ken Childs
Verified date: Dec 07, 2019
Observation date: Sep 22, 2019
Submitted by: reupurtbones
Region: Metcalfe County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Nov 21, 2019
Observation date: Oct 02, 2019
Submitted by: JMJaskula
Region: Boone County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: Howell_Curtis
Verified date: Oct 03, 2019
Observation date: Sep 18, 2019
Submitted by: Susan McSwain
Region: Nelson County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 19, 2019
Observation date: Sep 13, 2019
Submitted by: Howell_Curtis
Region: Harrison County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: Howell_Curtis
Verified date: Sep 16, 2019
Observation date: Jul 14, 2019
Submitted by: Dennis Forsythe
Region: Charleston County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 15, 2019
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