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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

Conoeca or Lepidoscia (genera) IMMATURE (Unidentified Cone Case Moth larva, pupa, or case) at Turner, ACT - 13 Dec 2025 by AlisonMilton

Conoeca or Lepidoscia (genera) IMMATURE (Unidentified Cone Case Moth larva, pupa, or case) at Higgins, ACT - 9 Dec 2025 by AlisonMilton

Trigonocyttara clandestina at Aranda, ACT - 14 Dec 2025 by KMcCue

Unverified Case moth (Psychidae) at O'Connor, ACT - 11 Dec 2025 by ConBoekel

Lepidoscia (genus) ADULT by DianneClarke

Conoeca or Lepidoscia (genera) IMMATURE (Unidentified Cone Case Moth larva, pupa, or case) at Hackett, ACT - 12 Dec 2025 by WalterEgo

Lepidoscia arctiella (Tower Case Moth) at Lyons, ACT - 12 Dec 2025 by ran452

Conoeca or Lepidoscia (genera) IMMATURE (Unidentified Cone Case Moth larva, pupa, or case) at O'Connor, ACT - 9 Dec 2025 by ConBoekel

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

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WendyEM wrote:

59 min ago

I think so but I am wondering if it is the 'lesser stick' one. It is attached at one end with the frilly bad look that the feeding end has. I have no experience of 'lesser stick' case moth so don't know how they appear.

Trigonocyttara clandestina

ibaird wrote:

1 hr ago

Is this a larval case?

Trigonocyttara clandestina

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.

Conoeca or Lepidoscia (genera) IMMATURE

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

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