Ma y
species
of
bagwo ms
choose
to
use
twigs
a d
small
sticks
to
make
thei
casi gs
Imagi e
buildi g
a
house
a ou d
you self
a d
the
ca yi g
it
whe eve
you
go.
That
is
what
a
bagwo m
cate pilla
does.
The
small
i sect
uses
silk
f om
its
ow
body
alo g
with
leaves,
twigs
a d
othe
mate ial
f om
its
su ou di gs
to
make
it
a
p otective
case.Bagwo m
moths
a e
fou d
i
ma y
pa ts
of
the
wo ld.
Acco di g
to
NC
State
Exte sio
Publicatio s,
du i g
the
cate pilla
stage,
they
make
thei
cases
usi g
silk
p oduced
by
thei
bodies.
The
they
add
pieces
of
mate ial
f om
thei
su ou di gs
i cludi g
leaves,
twigs
a d
othe
pla t
deb is.
This
c eates
a
small
cove i g
that
g ows
alo g
with
the
cate pilla .Some
bagwo ms
use
ti y
sticks
a d
twigs,
which
ca
make
thei
cases
look
like
small
log
cabi s.
Because
the
cate pilla
ca ies
the
case
o
its
back,
the
i sect
ca
be
difficult
to
otice.
The
case
ca
ble d
i to
the
su ou di gs,
maki g
the
a imal
look
like
a
small
piece
of
pla t
mate ial
athe
tha
a
livi g
c eatu e.
The
bag
the efo e
becomes
both
a
shelte
a d
a
fo m
of
camouflage.
The
backpacke
i sect
Bagwo ms
such
as
Thy idopte yx
epheme aefo mis
make
co e-shaped
bags
f om
silk
a d
pieces
of
pla t
mate ial
a d
othe
deb is.
The
size
of
these
bags
ca
a ge
f om
about
1/4
i ch
to
mo e
tha
2
i ches,
depe di g
o
the
size
a d
age
of
the
cate pilla
i side.The
cate pilla
does
ot
build
the
e ti e
st uctu e
o ce
a d
the
leave
it
u cha ged.
I stead,
the
bag
g ows
as
the
cate pilla
g ows.
Mo e
mate ial
is
added
to
the
outside,
helpi g
the
case
become
la ge
a d
also
p ovidi g
camouflage.
Newly
hatched
bagwo ms
c awl
towa ds
foliage
to
feed
o
t avel
o
silke
th eads
that
ca
be
ca ied
by
the
wi d.
This
behaviou
is
called
‘balloo i g’
a d
helps
the
you g
cate pilla s
each
ew
pla ts.O ce
a
cate pilla
fi ds
a
suitable
pla t,
it
begi s
maki g
its
ow
small
bag
f om
silk
a d
pla t
deb is.
At
this
stage,
the
case
ca
look
like
a
upside-dow
ice
c eam
co e.
As
the
cate pilla
becomes
bigge ,
it
adds
mo e
mate ial
to
the
outside.
Eggs
i side
bag
The
bag
becomes
especially
impo ta t
late
i
the
i sect’s
life.
Female
bagwo ms
ca
lay
betwee
500
a d
1,000
eggs
i side
thei
bags
befo e
they
die
i
autum .The
eggs
emai
i side
the
bag
th ough
wi te .
They
hatch
i
May
a d
Ju e,
p oduci g
a
ew
ge e atio
of
you g
cate pilla s.
These
you g
la vae
the
leave
a d
begi
the
p ocess
of
fi di g
food
a d
buildi g
thei
ow
cases.
This
mea s
a
old-looki g
bag
ha gi g
f om
a
t ee
may
ot
be
empty.The
life
cycle
of
bagwo ms
is
also
u usual
because
males
a d
females
develop
diffe e tly.
I
August,
matu e
cate pilla s
e te
the
pupal
stage
i side
thei
bags.
Late ,
adult
bagwo ms
eme ge.Male
bagwo ms
become
small
moths
with
wi gs
a d
leave
thei
bags
to
look
fo
females.
Female
bagwo ms
a e
ve y
diffe e t.
They
a e
wi gless
a d
legless
a d
emai
i side
thei
bags
athe
tha
flyi g
away.The
two
meet
fo
mati g
th ough
a
ope i g
at
the
bottom
of
the
bag.
Afte
mati g,
the
female
lays
he
eggs
i side
he
pupal
cast
ski
withi
the
bag
a d
the
dies.
