Unidentified case moth or bagworm at Macgregor, ACT
Identification history
| Metura species (genus) | 25 Dec 2019 | donhe | ||
| Psychidae (family) IMMATURE | 18 Feb 2019 | ibaird | ||
| Unidentified | 17 Feb 2019 | AlisonMilton |
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1 comment
donhe
wrote:
18 Feb 2019
It is quite like Metura elongatus at the head end of the case, but it has an untidy bottom.
It may be an in-between instar: initial instars have cases well covered in stuff. Only mature caterpillars have the sparse sticks.
Or it could be one of the other Metura species.
It may be an in-between instar: initial instars have cases well covered in stuff. Only mature caterpillars have the sparse sticks.
Or it could be one of the other Metura species.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.022918-35.214818
- Altitude 545.2m
- Maps Umbagong District Park
- Places Macgregor, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 17 Feb 2019 10:51 AM Recorded on
- AlisonMilton Recorded by
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Collections
Insects Case moths (Psychidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) AlisonMilton
Additional information
- Acacia Associated plant
Species information
- Psychidae (family) IMMATURE Scientific name
- Unidentified case moth or bagworm Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1694.5m Recorded at altitude
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