Psychidae (family) IMMATURE
Unidentified case moth or bagworm at Acton, ACT
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| Psychidae (family) IMMATURE | ibaird | 30 Dec 2019 | |
| Psychidae (family) IMMATURE | donhe | 29 Dec 2019 | |
| Conoeca or Lepidoscia (genera) IMMATURE | AlisonMilton | 29 Dec 2019 |
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User's notes
On railing in the rain forest
2 comments
30 Dec 2019
That looks similar to Luke's at
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/psyc/psychy.html
You will note that in
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/psyc/psyc-cases.html
we only have illustrations of cases from 13 out of the 25 named genera of Psychidae in Australia.
So there is no way to guess which genus this belongs to.
The only hope is to rear it to an adult moth.
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/psyc/psychy.html
You will note that in
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/psyc/psyc-cases.html
we only have illustrations of cases from 13 out of the 25 named genera of Psychidae in Australia.
So there is no way to guess which genus this belongs to.
The only hope is to rear it to an adult moth.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.108685-35.277275
- Altitude 607.4m
- Maps ANBG
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 9 Dec 2019 02:10 PM Recorded on
- AlisonMilton Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- AlisonMilton Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Psychidae (family) IMMATURE Case moths (Psychidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
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
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Psychidae sp.
Record quality
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