Psychidae (family) IMMATURE
Unidentified case moth or bagworm at O'Connor, ACT
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| Psychidae (family) IMMATURE | ibaird | 15 Nov 2020 | |
| Psychidae (family) IMMATURE | donhe | 15 Nov 2020 | |
| Unverified | ConBoekel | 14 Nov 2020 |
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I assume a casemoth of some kind or other.
3 comments
15 Nov 2020
That long thing that looks like a stick in the centre of the image is what I believe the casemoth to be.
15 Nov 2020
Please could you take it into captivity, and try to get a photo of the larva when it pokes its head out to feed and perambulate? And indeed in due course get a moth we could identify?
Location information
- Coordinates 149.105385-35.259412
- Altitude 616.5m
- Maps Dryandra St Woodland
- Places O'Connor, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 13 Nov 2020 11:18 AM Recorded on
- ConBoekel Recorded by
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Collections
- ConBoekel 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.
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