Common Bagworm Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/18/2021). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 908622 - Psn: 18)

Common Bagworm Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/18/2021). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Common Bagworm Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/19/2023). (c) Adrienne van den Beemt, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/'>CC BY</a>). (Photo ID: 908653 - Psn: 22)

Common Bagworm Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/19/2023). (c) Adrienne van den Beemt, some rights reserved (CC BY).

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A Common Bagworm Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/6/2017).

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A Common Bagworm Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/9/2015). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.

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A Common Bagworm Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/7/2020).

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Common Bagworm Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/18/2021). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 397998 - Psn: 52)

Common Bagworm Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/18/2021). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Common Bagworm Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (6/9/2023). (c) bugologist2, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 908657 - Psn: 88)

Common Bagworm Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (6/9/2023). (c) bugologist2, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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A Common Bagworm Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (6/23/2019).

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A Common Bagworm Moth caterpillar in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/4/2017).

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Larval case of a Common Bagworm Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/18/2022).

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The 'bag' of the Common Bagworm Moth in Baltimore City, Maryland (5/22/2007). Determined by Charley Eiseman/BugGuide.

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A Common Bagworm Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (7/18/2019).

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A Common Bagworm Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/16/2018).

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Common Bagworm Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (3/30/2025). (c) Sue Muller, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 1225416 - Psn: 200)

Common Bagworm Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (3/30/2025). (c) Sue Muller, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Status

BugGuide: Introduced from Europe. First discovered in Boston in 1931. By 1964 the range extended from southeastern Canada to eastern Pennsylvania. BugGuide data indicates it has expanded west to Illinois and Minnesota, with one apparent example in Washington state.

Description

BugGuide: Larval case "approximately 9-13 mm long. Silk of whitish grey, heavily covered by small pieces of plant fragments, usually by segments of grass stems, arranged longitudinally, often surpassing length of case, projecting in irregular fashion posteriorly (Davis 1964)."

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Common Bagworm Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/18/2021). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Frode Jacobsen.

Common Bagworm Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/19/2023). (c) Adrienne van den Beemt, some rights reserved (CC BY). View Record Details Media by Adrienne van den Beemt.

A Common Bagworm Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/6/2017). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A Common Bagworm Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/9/2015). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A Common Bagworm Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/7/2020). View Record Details Media by Barbara Thurlow.

Common Bagworm Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/18/2021). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

Common Bagworm Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (6/9/2023). (c) bugologist2, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by bugologist2 via iNaturalist.

A Common Bagworm Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (6/23/2019). View Record Details Media by Dave Webb.

A Common Bagworm Moth caterpillar in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/4/2017). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

Larval case of a Common Bagworm Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/18/2022). View Record Details Media by Dave Webb.

The 'bag' of the Common Bagworm Moth in Baltimore City, Maryland (5/22/2007). Determined by Charley Eiseman/BugGuide. View Record Details Media by Thomas Wilson.

A Common Bagworm Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (7/18/2019). View Record Details Media by Dave Webb.

A Common Bagworm Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/16/2018). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

Common Bagworm Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (3/30/2025). (c) Sue Muller, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Sue Muller.

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Psyche casta

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Psychidae
Genus:	Psyche
Species:	P. casta
Binomial name
*Psyche casta* (Pallas, 1767)

Psyche casta is a nocturnal moth from the family Psychidae, the bagworm moths. The wingspan of the males ranges from 12 to 15 millimeters. They have hairy, brown-metallic shiny wings. The grub-like females have legs but do not have wings and are yellowish or light brown, except for some dark brown back plates.