Clania lewinii

Lewin's case moth at Deakin, ACT

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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.

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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

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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