Cebysa leucotelus
Australian Bagmoth at Flynn, ACT
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| Cebysa leucotelus | ibaird | 6 Aug 2020 | |
| Cebysa leucotelus | donhe | 5 Aug 2020 | |
| Unverified | Christine | 4 Aug 2020 |
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User's notes
This case moth was incarcerated on 26 Oct after being found inside my laundry room. Tried adding this with notes a few weeks ago, but it did not load, so am trying again now. Will add rest of history if loads okay.
See sighting 4238764 for another found the day before. For more than three months it cycled through a number of days eating lichen, then a number of days not moving. It's favourite lichen seemed to be orange (eg see sighting 4249444). It approximately doubled in size over the time, and was also seen on the floor of the container in soil a couple of times, perhaps adding to its case? It then attached to the piece of bark in the photos, and has remained there ever since, and now appears as shown.
3 comments
5 Aug 2020
Hi Don, was wondering if you might say something like that. I certainly did not notice it, but have now removed a few sticks etc from the jar, and found something at the bottom of the jar. I guess it would be dead, must have emerged weeks or months ago! I will try to get it out of the jar and get a better pic. Does this look right though??
15 Aug 2020
Please see sighting 4324555 for pictures of the (now deceased) moth which had emerged from this case.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.041257-35.209713
- Places Flynn, ACT
Sighting information
- 3 Abundance
- 5 Aug 2020 09:25 AM Recorded on
- Christine Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- Christine Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Cebysa leucotelus Case moths (Psychidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Cebysa leucotelus Scientific name
- Australian Bagmoth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 894.2m Recorded at altitude
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