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Evergreen bagworm

Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis

Photo by Chaenorrhinum
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41.3658, -83.6725

Field Notes

Description:

Female pupa, likely containing one dead adult female and her fertilized eggs still within her abdomen.

Habitat:

Attached to (and pupa made of) dawn redwood in a park setting

Notes:

More common on arborvitae in the area, and the combination of bagworm infestation and drought is killing some entire trees and windbreak plantings.

Species ID Suggestions

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Ava T-B
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