IFAS Extension
Bagworm, Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis Haworth (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Psychidae)
Brooke Moffis and
Contacts: Elena Rhodes
Release Date: 11/30/2025
Agriculture
Abstract
The Featured Creatures collection provides in-depth profiles of insects, nematodes, arachnids and other organisms relevant to Florida. These profiles are intended for the use of interested laypersons with some knowledge of biology as well as academic audiences.
About this Publication
This document is EENY-548, one of a series of the Department of Entomology and Nematology, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date March 2013. Revised March 2016, May 2022, and March 2025. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication.
How to Cite
Moffis, B. L., & Arthurs, S. P. (2013). Bagworm, Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis Haworth (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Psychidae). EDIS, 2013(4). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-in981-2013
Authors
Brooke Moffis
County agent
University of Florida
Ph.D. student, School of Natural Resources and Environment; and Extension agent III, M.S., residential horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension Lake County
Steven P. Arthurs
Contacts
Elena Rhodes
staff
University of Florida
biological scientist III, Department of Entomology and Nematology