Hypertrophidae sp. (family)

Unidentified Twig Moth at Campbell, ACT

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Identification history

Hypertrophidae sp. (family)	23 Sep 2023	ibaird
Hypertrophidae sp. (family)	22 Sep 2023	donhe
Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE moth	22 Sep 2023	Hejor1

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Found on eucalyptus. It crawled back into a cocoon type structure to hide. Cocoon was ‘decorated’ with waste pellets. 1mm grid paper in 1 pic.

3 comments

donhe wrote:

22 Sep 2023

Beautiful photos. A very characteristic pattern. If you can rear it to an adult, it will be easy to identify in future.

donhe wrote:

22 Sep 2023

@Hejor1 : Hypertrophidae construct open shelters decorated with frass eg see
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/hype/oligodrachma.html .
Is this like what you saw?
They also have complex head and body patterns like this specimen.

Hejor1 wrote:

23 Sep 2023

@donhe yes! the tunnel is the same. I swapped one of the pics so you can confirm - see pic 5.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.154951 -35.298837
Altitude 576.1m
Maps Mount Ainslie to Black Mountain Mount Pleasant
Places Campbell, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
22 Sep 2023 05:13 PM Recorded on
Hejor1 Recorded by

Additional information

eucalyptus Associated plant
12mm to 25mm Animal size
Larvae Breeding behaviour

Species information

Hypertrophidae sp. (family) Scientific name
Unidentified Twig Moth Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-Invasive
Up to 643.78m Recorded at altitude
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