Psychidae (family) IMMATURE

Unidentified case moth or bagworm at Higgins, ACT

Psychidae (family) IMMATURE at Higgins, ACT - 24 Dec 2019
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Psychidae (family) IMMATURE 26 Dec 2019 ibaird
Psychidae (family) IMMATURE 25 Dec 2019 donhe
Psychanisa (genus) 24 Dec 2019 AlisonMilton

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donhe wrote:
   25 Dec 2019
Alison: of the 350 Australian named species of Psychidae, why do you ascribe this particular larva and its case to the genus Psychanisa? Did you rear it to get an identifiable adult moth, or is there some description in the literature or photo on the web that leads you to this association?
AlisonMilton wrote:
   25 Dec 2019
Hi Don. No reason. It just looked the closest in the species list on CNM.

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