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

Psychidae (family) IMMATURE (Unidentified case moth or bagworm) at Sherbrooke, VIC - Yesterday by Hejor1

Metura (genus) (A Case moth) at Olinda, VIC - 22 Sep 2025 by Hejor1

Iphierga (genus) (A case moth) by HelenCross

Psychidae (family) IMMATURE (Unidentified case moth or bagworm) at Mount Dandenong, VIC - 22 Sep 2025 by Hejor1

Lomera boisduvalii (A Case moth (Psychidae)) at Crowther, NSW - 20 Sep 2025 by Frecko

Psychidae (family) IMMATURE (Unidentified case moth or bagworm) at Melbourne, VIC - 19 Sep 2025 by Hejor1

Cebysa leucotelus (Australian Bagmoth) at Melbourne, VIC - 19 Sep 2025 by Hejor1

Unverified Case moth (Psychidae) at Braemar, NSW - 18 Sep 2025 by Curiosity

Conoeca guildingi (A case moth) at Gungahlin, ACT - 14 Sep 2025 by Hejor1

Psychidae (family) IMMATURE (Unidentified case moth or bagworm) at Casey, ACT - 13 Sep 2025 by Hejor1

Conoeca guildingi (A case moth) at Casey, ACT - 13 Sep 2025 by Hejor1

Clania ignobilis (Faggot Case Moth) at Casey, ACT - 13 Sep 2025 by Hejor1

Metura elongatus (Saunders' Case Moth) by Aussiegall

Cebysa leucotelus (Australian Bagmoth) at Russell, ACT - 9 Sep 2025 by Hejor1

Psychidae (family) IMMATURE (Unidentified case moth or bagworm) at Russell, ACT - 9 Sep 2025 by Hejor1

Metura elongatus (Saunders' Case Moth) at Higgins, ACT - 9 Sep 2025 by AlisonMilton

Conoeca or Lepidoscia (genera) IMMATURE (Unidentified Cone Case Moth larva, pupa, or case) at Barton, ACT - 8 Sep 2025 by Hejor1

Psychidae (family) IMMATURE (Unidentified case moth or bagworm) at Gherang, VIC - 4 Sep 2025 by WendyEM

Lomera zophopepla by MazzV

Conoeca or Lepidoscia (genera) IMMATURE (Unidentified Cone Case Moth larva, pupa, or case) at Belconnen, ACT - 6 Sep 2025 by Hejor1

Psychidae (family) IMMATURE (Unidentified case moth or bagworm) at Copmanhurst, NSW - 14 Mar 2025 by MazzV

Metura elongatus (Saunders' Case Moth) at Copmanhurst, NSW - 27 Feb 2025 by MazzV

Unverified Case moth (Psychidae) by MazzV

Psychidae (family) IMMATURE (Unidentified case moth or bagworm) at Copmanhurst, NSW - 25 Dec 2024 by MazzV

Lepidoscia (genus) ADULT (A Case moth) at Downer, ACT - 2 Sep 2025 by RobertD

Psychidae (family) IMMATURE (Unidentified case moth or bagworm) at Jerrabomberra, NSW - 31 Aug 2025 by DianneClarke

Psychidae (family) IMMATURE (Unidentified case moth or bagworm) at Jerrabomberra, NSW - 31 Aug 2025 by DianneClarke

Psychidae (family) IMMATURE (Unidentified case moth or bagworm) at Jerrabomberra, NSW - 31 Aug 2025 by DianneClarke

Conoeca guildingi (A case moth) at Scullin, ACT - 24 Aug 2025 by AlisonMilton

Metura elongatus (Saunders' Case Moth) at Coburg, VIC - 25 Jun 2008 by WendyEM

Metura elongatus (Saunders' Case Moth) at Coburg, VIC - 25 Jun 2008 by WendyEM

Metura elongatus (Saunders' Case Moth) at Calderwood, NSW - 26 Aug 2025 by CSK

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donhe wrote:

15 hrs ago

Hejor1 : was the case helical or just slanted ?

Psychidae (family) IMMATURE

WendyEM wrote:

Yesterday

hole in the side suggests a parasite/predator

Psychidae (family) IMMATURE

ibaird wrote:

Yesterday

Iphierga macarista?
https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/bb832480-4122-4475-b3b7-22f637c9c7db#gallery

Iphierga (genus)

donhe wrote:

21 Sep 2025

The Message system isnt working, so just a note that I have added copies of two of your photos to
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/psyc/leucotelus.html
I hope that is OK ?

Cebysa leucotelus

donhe wrote:

21 Sep 2025

and a twig with some lichen on it for food of course.

Cebysa leucotelus

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