Lepidoscia arctiella
Tower Case Moth at Isaacs Ridge
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| Lepidoscia arctiella | ibaird | 17 Apr 2017 | |
| Lepidoscia arctiella | MichaelBedingfield | 17 Apr 2017 | |
| Unverified | Mike | 13 Apr 2017 |
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2 comments
13 Apr 2017
Case seems to be made from casuarina stems but nearest tree is 100m away. How far do these caterpillars travel?
18 Apr 2017
Common in his Moths of Australia (1990) does attribute this distinctive larval case to Lepidoscia arctiella without qualification at p. 179 and with a figure 51.3 attributed to this species ie. he does not say other species have similar larval cases, so I am inclined to accept Michael's suggestion.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.118149-35.381229
- Maps Isaacs Ridge Isaacs Ridge and Nearby
- Places Isaacs, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 11 Apr 2017 03:27 PM Recorded on
- Mike Recorded by
Collections
- Mike Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Lepidoscia arctiella Case moths (Psychidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Lepidoscia arctiella Scientific name
- Tower Case Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 951m Recorded at altitude
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