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
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Verified Sightings
Displaying 49 - 72 of 266 verified sightings
Observation date: Apr 16, 1982
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Heitzman, J. Richard)
Region: Dunklin County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Heitzman, J.R.)
Verified date: Oct 16, 2008
Observation date: Apr 15, 1982
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Heitzman, J. Richard)
Region: Stoddard County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Heitzman, J.R.)
Verified date: Oct 16, 2008
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Andrews, Orill M.)
Region: Buchanan County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: Phillip E. Koenig (Phillip Koenig)
Verified date: Oct 16, 2008
Observation date: Jan 01, 1968
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Douglas County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: Phillip E. Koenig (Phillip Koenig)
Verified date: Oct 16, 2008
Observation date: Sep 09, 1989
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Nechi, S.)
Region: Howard County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: Phillip E. Koenig (Phillip Koenig)
Verified date: Oct 16, 2008
Observation date: Sep 13, 1976
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Lewis County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: Phillip E. Koenig (Phillip Koenig)
Verified date: Oct 16, 2008
Observation date: Apr 14, 1982
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Heitzman, J. Richard)
Region: Butler County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Heitzman, J.R.)
Verified date: Oct 16, 2008
Observation date: Sep 05, 1959
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Heitzman, J. Richard)
Region: Jackson County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Heitzman, J.R.)
Verified date: Oct 16, 2008
Observation date: Oct 02, 1974
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Stelair, Steve)
Region: Adair County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: Phillip E. Koenig (Phillip Koenig)
Verified date: Oct 16, 2008
Observation date: Apr 14, 1982
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Heitzman, J. Richard)
Region: Wayne County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Heitzman, J.R.)
Verified date: Oct 16, 2008
Observation date: Sep 06, 1977
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Clinton County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: Phillip E. Koenig (Phillip Koenig)
Verified date: Oct 16, 2008
Observation date: Jan 01, 1981
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Maxwell, Tammy)
Region: Christian County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Heitzman, J.R.)
Verified date: Oct 16, 2008
Observation date: Nov 13, 1989
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Jasper County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: Phillip E. Koenig (Phillip Koenig)
Verified date: Oct 16, 2008
Observation date: Sep 27, 1977
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Newton County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: Phillip E. Koenig (Phillip Koenig)
Verified date: Oct 16, 2008
Observation date: Aug 16, 2008
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Rob Broekhuis)
Region: Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman (Curt Lehman)
Verified date: Mar 11, 2009
Observation date: Sep 05, 2005
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Matthew Roth)
Region: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman (Curt Lehman)
Verified date: Mar 11, 2009
Observation date: Jun 19, 2009
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Terry Johnson)
Region: Monroe County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap (Mike Chapman)
Verified date: Jul 06, 2009
Observation date: Jun 15, 2007
Submitted by: Gary L. Spicer (Gary Spicer)
Region: Ellis County, Texas, United States
Verified by: nick.grishin (Nick Grishin)
Verified date: Jul 09, 2009
Observation date: Jul 06, 2009
Submitted by: curtis.lehman (Curt Lehman)
Region: Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman (Curt Lehman)
Verified date: Aug 17, 2009
Observation date: Jul 22, 2008
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Marcy Cunkelman)
Region: Indiana County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman (Curt Lehman)
Verified date: Aug 17, 2009
Observation date: Sep 27, 2009
Submitted by: curtis.lehman (Curt Lehman)
Region: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman (Curt Lehman)
Verified date: Oct 16, 2009
Observation date: Jul 06, 2010
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Michael Hensley)
Region: Cabell County, West Virginia, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman (Curt Lehman)
Verified date: Aug 03, 2010
Observation date: May 15, 2007
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Jerry McWilliams)
Region: Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman (Curt Lehman)
Verified date: Dec 31, 2010
Observation date: Sep 14, 2002
Submitted by: drkilmer
Region: Frederick County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jan 21, 2011
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