Lewin's case moth at Deakin, ACT
Identification history
| Clania lewinii | 25 Oct 2019 | ibaird | ||
| Clania lewinii | 25 Oct 2019 | donhe | ||
| Unidentified | 24 Oct 2019 | JackyF |
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Small casemoth in sapling, case about 25mm, coconut ants going up and down branch. Did not see the caterpillar.
5 comments
donhe
wrote:
26 Oct 2019
Do you know the species of the sapling, or better still the plant from which it got its twigs? Were there nibbled leaves on the sapling?
JackyF
wrote:
28 Oct 2019
Don sorry I did not get back to you promptly on this. I see the identification has been confirmed. The sapling was part of a coconut ant nest and was very lerp-infested. I am not good at juvenile foliage but most of the surrounding larger trees are Red Boxes. Thanks, Jacky
donhe
wrote:
29 Oct 2019
Jacky: did any leaves look nibbled?
If you crushed a leaf, did it smell of Eucalyptus? Don
If you crushed a leaf, did it smell of Eucalyptus? Don
JackyF
wrote:
29 Oct 2019
Don - sorry, I have been very ill with bronchitis. I went and coughed at many saplings with coconut ants on them in this area yesterday but could not locate the casemoth again. My memory of this sapling is that the leaves did not look caterpillar-chewed, but were extensively damaged by lerps, like most in this area. I did not smell any leaves but I am confident it was a eucalypt. Sorry I really did try hard to find it again. Cheers, Jacky
JackyF
wrote:
29 Oct 2019
PS Coconut ant sighting 4238661 shows photos of the same sapling, but unfortunately no leaves
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.103958-35.327183
- Maps Red Hill Nature Reserve
- Places Deakin, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 24 Oct 2019 02:11 PM Recorded on
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Additional information
- gum sapling Associated plant
- coconut ant Associated Insect
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Species information
- Clania lewinii Scientific name
- Lewin's case moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-Invasive
- Up to 969.2m Recorded at altitude
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