Kebnat
INSECTS

Common Bagworm Moth

Psyche casta

Insects
Introduced
Common Bagworm Moth, photo 1 of 5
Common Bagworm Moth, Caterpillar
Common Bagworm Moth, Pupa

Butterfly or moth in the family Psychidae. Introduced to Québec.

There are 116 observations of Common Bagworm Moth in Québec, mostly in Estrie, Montérégie and Outaouais, and it has been reported in 14 of the 17 regions. They peak in June and July and become rare from September to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Estrie26
  2. Montérégie14
  3. Outaouais14
  4. Laurentides12
  5. Capitale-Nationale12
  6. Bas-Saint-Laurent9
  7. Montréal9
  8. Chaudière-Appalaches5
  9. Lanaudière4
  10. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine3
  11. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean3
  12. Abitibi-Témiscamingue2
  13. Côte-Nord2
  14. Mauricie1

What the caterpillar eats

TOXIC
RowanSorbus aucuparia
American red raspberryRubus idaeus
Gray alderAlnus incana
European aspenPopulus tremula
CloudberryRubus chamaemorus
LingonberryVaccinium vitis-idaea

Similar species

Evergreen Bagworm MothThyridopteryx ephemeraeformis
Rotund Idia MothIdia rotundalis
Miranda MothProxenus miranda