Bagworm Moth (Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis) Female

    These Bagworm Moth case or bag was found on vegetation in a residential area of New Smyrna Beach, Florida on 10/22/2005 and photographed by Joel Wooster. The adult female (shown below) is worm-like and lacks eyes, wings, functional legs and mouth parts. She never leaves the bag that she constructed as a larva.

Bagworm Moth (Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis) Female

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