Clothes moths (Tineidae) at Flynn, ACT
Identification history
| Tineidae (family) | 13 Jul 2018 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Tineidae (family) | 12 Jul 2018 | donhe | ||
| Psychidae (family) IMMATURE | 25 May 2018 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Unidentified | 1 Jan 2018 | Christine |
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2 comments
donhe
wrote:
26 May 2018
How long was it?
Most known Psychidae caterpillars have a striped or spotted head and thorax,
and the cases can reach many cms. in length.
Tineidae caterpillars have plain brown head and prothorax like yours,
and their cases are generally about 1 cm. in length
Most known Psychidae caterpillars have a striped or spotted head and thorax,
and the cases can reach many cms. in length.
Tineidae caterpillars have plain brown head and prothorax like yours,
and their cases are generally about 1 cm. in length
MichaelBedingfield
wrote:
13 Jul 2018
Don's suggestion seems more likely:
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/tine/pellionella.html
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/tine/pellionella.html
Location information
- Coordinates 149.041257-35.209713
- Places Flynn, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 30 Dec 2017 12:00 AM Recorded on
- Christine Recorded by
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Collections
Insects Other moths Moths (Lepidoptera) Christine Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Species information
- Tineidae (family) Scientific name
- Clothes moths (Tineidae) Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 692.37m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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