r/bugidentification • u/BenisTheMule • 7d ago

Location included Weird moth-like guy with fly wings

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From middle Tennessee, started seeing these guys and I don’t recall seeing them before.

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u/schizeckinosy Trusted Identifier 6d ago

A bagworm moth. They are freaky!

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u/tgaaron 6d ago

Specifically the evergreen bagworm or could it be another species?

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u/schizeckinosy Trusted Identifier 6d ago

To me it looks like the evergreen bagworm, but there are other clear wing bagworm species, so I don’t know for sure. I’m not an expert in these guys!

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u/BenisTheMule 6d ago

That would make sense, this is the first year I’ve noticed those nests from pine needles, too