. The bagworm. (Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis Haw.). Fig. 1.—Bagworm( Thyridopteryxephemerseformis).Natural size (af-ter Riley). a Hemerocampa leucostigma S. & —Cir. 97—08 1 & Hyphantria cunea Dru. 2 ment it may attain a length of about three-fourths of an inch. Thebody is soft in texture and dull brownish or blackish, while the headand thoracic segments are horny and whitish, mottled with darkbrown. ORIGINAL HOME AND PRESENT DISTRIBUTION. The bagworm is unquestionably native to North America. Itabounds in the Southern States, and its proper home—that is to say,the part of the country w
. The bagworm. (Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis Haw.). Fig. 1.—Bagworm( Thyridopteryxephemerseformis).Natural size (af-ter Riley). a Hemerocampa leucostigma S. & —Cir. 97—08 1 & Hyphantria cunea Dru. 2 ment it may attain a length of about three-fourths of an inch. Thebody is soft in texture and dull brownish or blackish, while the headand thoracic segments are horny and whitish, mottled with darkbrown. ORIGINAL HOME AND PRESENT DISTRIBUTION. The bagworm is unquestionably native to North America. Itabounds in the Southern States, and its proper home—that is to say,the part of the country where it reaches its maximum—is in the LowerAustral life zone. It extends through a considerable portion of theUpper Austral zone, but there are indications that it has graduallyspread into this territory from more southern The shadetrees of Baltimore, Washington, St. Louis, and other more southerncities are frequently defoliated by this insect. Northward it occurs. Fig. 2.—B&gwoTm(Thyridopteryxephemeratformis): a, Full-grown larva: b, head of same; c, male pupa;d, female pupa; e, adult female; /, adult male. All enlarged (from Howard). through New Jersey and at many points in Pennsylvania, includingthe cities of Harrisburg, Elliottsburg, Allentown, and west it has been found at Columbus, Marietta, South Salem,and other localities in Ohio, at several points in West Virginia, atBrooklyn, Ind.,in Pecatonica, Thompsonville, and Allendale, 111., andso on west to Oklahoma. Everywhere south of these localities, exceptin the immediate Gulf region, it abounds. In the East it is commonlyfound in New York City and Brooklyn, and at several points on Long-Island. In the Hudson River Valley region it has been recorded byFelt at Yonkers and Mount Vernon, and has been collected at New «In the main the bagworm is one of those characteristic forms like the wheel-bug(Arilus cristatus L.), the Carolina mantis (Stagmomantis Carolina L.), an
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