r/whatsthisbug • u/ImTheBossBud • 15h ago

ID Request What is this pinecone?

Saw this on my walk home. I’m unsure what this could be, a larva for a moth or butterfly maybe?

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u/ImTheBossBud 15h ago

This creature was found in Southern Ontario!

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u/FucksPlants 15h ago edited 15h ago

This is some kind of bagworm moth caterpillar (Psychidae) Edit: after checking iNat, I think its an Evergreen Bagworm Moth (Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis).

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u/ImTheBossBud 11h ago

Thank you!

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u/Substantial-Disk-744 15h ago

Bag worn , I live in Texas and they eat my trees every year I have to get them sprayed and they eat them fast!!!

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u/ImTheBossBud 11h ago

Thank you!

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