Case moths (Psychidae)
For an introduction to Case moths (Psychidae), see:
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/psyc/psychidae.html
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WendyEM
wrote:
10 Feb 2026
see https://butterflyconservationsa.net.au/product/book-caterpillars-moths-and-their-plants/
p. 41
p. 41
Hyalarcta nigrescens
AlisonMilton
wrote:
9 Feb 2026
@WendyEM Thanks Wendy. I wouldn't have guessed. To my nked eye I thought it might be a strange leafhopper.
Hyalarcta nigrescens
AlisonMilton
wrote:
28 Dec 2025
@WendyEM I still have the case. The sticks are all even so probably not what I suggested.
Clania lewinii & similar Casemoths
WendyEM
wrote:
28 Dec 2025
did it have some sticks in the case longer than the rest (sticking further out at the bottom)? Or were they all fairly even length ?
Clania lewinii & similar Casemoths
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