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AlisonMilton

46 min ago

@WendyEM I'm not very good at estimating metric sizes, especially in mm so size may not be accurate. It wasn't far away so when I take the dogs out later I'll see if it's still there and take a tape measure.

Doratifera (genus) Hawker, ACT

ibaird

46 min ago

THis link makes it clear how difficult it is to identify case moth from the caterpillars alone:_
https://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/psyc/psyc-cats.html

Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE Franklin, ACT

WendyEM

57 min ago

Good luck with the rearing. Not enough is known of the Psychidae to be able to ID them from the caterpillars. Many can't even be IDed at moth stage either! Much more research is needed. It is quite likely a Psychidae but some other moth larvae (e.g. some Tortricids) build houses like this too, just to confuse us. Actually it is to protect them from predators, not to confuse Lepidopterists!

Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE Franklin, ACT

WendyEM

1 hr ago

if the size is at the 12mm endof size range. It looks more like Doratifera sp. With gum moths you can see the threads of the cocoon.

Doratifera (genus) Hawker, ACT

patrickcox

Yesterday

My estimation of 5 billion is for the full number flying at night between the Queensland border and the Snowy Mountains, since the density is so great they are showing up on the BOM radar. It is only a very very rough estimate based on my 5 minute observation at a single location

Agrotis infusa Duffy, ACT

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