Glover's Bagworm Moth

Cryptothelea gloverii · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Psychidae

Also called: Glover's Bagworm

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Glover's Bagworm Moth
Photo: Sam Kieschnick, CC BY

Glover's Bagworm Moth is native to North and Central America. It prefers feeding on orange trees and also consumes the camphor scale insect.

Source: Wikipedia

What it eats

The moth favors orange trees and eats the camphor scale (Pseudaonidia duplex).

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

It is found naturally across North and Central America.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it is found in the US

Recorded in 13 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Texas, Florida, Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, South Carolina, Georgia, West Virginia.

Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.

Source: GBIF

Status: native in United States. Source: iNaturalist

Months it is reported in the US

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Source: GBIF

More photos

Glover's Bagworm Moth photo 2
Photo: Sam Kieschnick, CC BY
Glover's Bagworm Moth photo 3
Photo: Dominic, CC BY
Glover's Bagworm Moth photo 4
Photo: John Rosford, CC BY
Glover's Bagworm Moth photo 5
Photo: Wendy McCrady, CC BY

Questions people ask

What does Glover's Bagworm Moth eat?

It prefers orange trees and also feeds on the camphor scale insect.

Source: Wikipedia

Same family (Psychidae)

Evergreen Bagworm MothEvergreen Bagworm MothThyridopteryx ephemeraeformisDamages trees, gardens or cropsCommon Bagworm MothCommon Bagworm MothPsyche castaArgentine BagwormArgentine BagwormOiketicus kirbyiDamages trees, gardens or cropsNew Zealand Common Bag MothNew Zealand Common Bag MothLiothula omnivoraDamages trees, gardens or crops

Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptothelea_gloverii

Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · Wikipedia

Text written 2026-10-24 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-24.

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