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Case moths (Psychidae)

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Case moths (Psychidae)

Featured sightings

Bathromelas hyaloscopa (Buloke Bagworm) at Jerrabomberra, NSW - 8 Dec 2024 by DianneClarke

Cebysa leucotelus (Australian Bagmoth) at Ainslie, ACT - 21 Mar 2023 by jb2602

Conoeca or Lepidoscia (genera) IMMATURE (Unidentified Cone Case Moth larva, pupa, or case) at Hawker, ACT - 31 Oct 2019 by AlisonMilton

Cebysa leucotelus (Australian Bagmoth) at Ainslie, ACT - 7 Apr 2020 by jb2602

Cebysa leucotelus (Australian Bagmoth) at Spence, ACT - 31 Mar 2020 by Laserchemisty

Latest sightings

Hyalarcta nigrescens (Ribbed Case Moth) at Hawker, ACT - 4 Dec 2025 by AlisonMilton

Conoeca guildingi (A case moth) at Hawker, ACT - 4 Dec 2025 by AlisonMilton

Conoeca or Lepidoscia (genera) IMMATURE (Unidentified Cone Case Moth larva, pupa, or case) at Bruce, ACT - 3 Dec 2025 by AlisonMilton

Conoeca or Lepidoscia (genera) IMMATURE (Unidentified Cone Case Moth larva, pupa, or case) at Bruce, ACT - 3 Dec 2025 by AlisonMilton

Clania ignobilis (Faggot Case Moth) at O'Connor, ACT - 2 Dec 2025 by ConBoekel

Lomera xanthochrysa (Lateral case moth) by ChrisSutevski

Conoeca or Lepidoscia (genera) IMMATURE (Unidentified Cone Case Moth larva, pupa, or case) at Greenleigh, NSW - 29 Nov 2025 by Hejor1

Clania (genus) (A case moth) at Cook, ACT - 23 Nov 2025 by LyndalT

Conoeca or Lepidoscia (genera) IMMATURE (Unidentified Cone Case Moth larva, pupa, or case) at Higgins, ACT - 25 Nov 2025 by AlisonMilton

Trigonocyttara clandestina (Less-stick Case Moth) at Higgins, ACT - 29 Nov 2025 by AlisonMilton

Psychidae (family) IMMATURE (Unidentified case moth or bagworm) at Higgins, ACT - 29 Nov 2025 by AlisonMilton

Conoeca or Lepidoscia (genera) IMMATURE (Unidentified Cone Case Moth larva, pupa, or case) at Higgins, ACT - 29 Nov 2025 by AlisonMilton

Conoeca or Lepidoscia (genera) IMMATURE (Unidentified Cone Case Moth larva, pupa, or case) at Higgins, ACT - 27 Nov 2025 by AlisonMilton

Cebysa leucotelus (Australian Bagmoth) at Russell, ACT - 27 Nov 2025 by Hejor1

Conoeca guildingi (A case moth) at Gungahlin, ACT - 24 Nov 2025 by AlisonMilton

Lepidoscia arctiella (Tower Case Moth) at Fadden, ACT - 25 Nov 2025 by Mike

Psychidae (family) IMMATURE (Unidentified case moth or bagworm) at O'Connor, ACT - 23 Nov 2025 by ConBoekel

Psychidae (family) IMMATURE (Unidentified case moth or bagworm) at Campbell, ACT - 18 Nov 2025 by AlisonMilton

Clania (genus) (A case moth) at Jerrabomberra, NSW - 21 Nov 2025 by DianneClarke

Unverified Case moth (Psychidae) at Campbell, ACT - 18 Nov 2025 by AlisonMilton

Conoeca or Lepidoscia (genera) IMMATURE (Unidentified Cone Case Moth larva, pupa, or case) at Campbell, ACT - 18 Nov 2025 by Hejor1

Conoeca or Lepidoscia (genera) IMMATURE (Unidentified Cone Case Moth larva, pupa, or case) at Russell, ACT - 18 Nov 2025 by Hejor1

Hyalarcta nigrescens (Ribbed Case Moth) at Russell, ACT - 17 Nov 2025 by Hejor1

Lomera xanthochrysa (Lateral case moth) at Ainslie, ACT - 16 Nov 2025 by Hejor1

Psychidae (family) IMMATURE (Unidentified case moth or bagworm) at Higgins, ACT - 14 Nov 2025 by AlisonMilton

Conoeca or Lepidoscia (genera) IMMATURE (Unidentified Cone Case Moth larva, pupa, or case) at Macgregor, ACT - 14 Nov 2025 by AlisonMilton

Conoeca or Lepidoscia (genera) IMMATURE (Unidentified Cone Case Moth larva, pupa, or case) at Latham, ACT - 14 Nov 2025 by AlisonMilton

Lepidoscia arctiella (Tower Case Moth) at Macgregor, ACT - 14 Nov 2025 by AlisonMilton

Cebysa leucotelus (Australian Bagmoth) at Crace, ACT - 15 Nov 2025 by Hejor1

Psychidae (family) IMMATURE (Unidentified case moth or bagworm) at Crace, ACT - 15 Nov 2025 by Hejor1

Conoeca or Lepidoscia (genera) IMMATURE (Unidentified Cone Case Moth larva, pupa, or case) at Hall, ACT - 8 Nov 2025 by Rosie

Psychidae (family) IMMATURE (Unidentified case moth or bagworm) at Crace, ACT - 14 Nov 2025 by Hejor1

Conoeca or Lepidoscia (genera) IMMATURE (Unidentified Cone Case Moth larva, pupa, or case) at Crace, ACT - 14 Nov 2025 by Hejor1

Psychidae (family) IMMATURE (Unidentified case moth or bagworm) at Crace, ACT - 14 Nov 2025 by Hejor1

Conoeca or Lepidoscia (genera) IMMATURE (Unidentified Cone Case Moth larva, pupa, or case) at Kaleen, ACT - 14 Nov 2025 by Hejor1

Hyalarcta huebneri (Leafy Case Moth) at Hall, ACT - 13 Nov 2025 by Anna123

Lepidoscia arctiella (Tower Case Moth) at Conder, ACT - 24 Oct 2025 by MichaelBedingfield

Cebysa leucotelus (Australian Bagmoth) at Pialligo, ACT - 12 Nov 2025 by Hejor1

Conoeca or Lepidoscia (genera) IMMATURE (Unidentified Cone Case Moth larva, pupa, or case) at Pialligo, ACT - 12 Nov 2025 by Hejor1

Lepidoscia (genus) ADULT (A Case moth) at Pialligo, ACT - 12 Nov 2025 by Hejor1

Conoeca guildingi (A case moth) at Campbell, ACT - 13 Nov 2025 by Hejor1

Lepidoscia (genus) near arctiella (A Case moth (Psychidae) at Jerrabomberra, NSW - 11 Nov 2025 by DianneClarke

Psychanisa (genus) (A case moth) at Bruce, ACT - 10 Nov 2025 by AlisonMilton

Hyalarcta huebneri (Leafy Case Moth) at Karabar, NSW - 6 Nov 2025 by DianneClarke

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WendyEM wrote:

5 Dec 2025

I hope you got some more shots of the green bug

Conoeca or Lepidoscia (genera) IMMATURE

AlisonMilton wrote:

30 Nov 2025

Possibly. I'll separate them but I've now discarded the case moth, though now have one in my front yard.

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DianneClarke wrote:

29 Nov 2025

Did you inadvertently have an unseen lodger Alison? I agree with Wendy that the moth is Uraba lugens and to the best of all out combined knowledge, the case is a Psychidae.

Conoeca or Lepidoscia (genera) IMMATURE

WendyEM wrote:

29 Nov 2025

That is very odd because that is not what Uraba lugens pupates in that is the case of a psychidae
see Uraba lugens (Gumleaf Skeletonizer)
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/noli/lugens.html

Conoeca or Lepidoscia (genera) IMMATURE

AlisonMilton wrote:

29 Nov 2025

@WendyEM Hi Wendy, There are not two different moths. The moth hatched from the case shown in the sighting.

Conoeca or Lepidoscia (genera) IMMATURE

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