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Lepidoscia arctiella

Tower Case Moth at O'Connor, ACT

Lepidoscia arctiella at O'Connor, ACT - 19 Nov 2020
Lepidoscia arctiella at O'Connor, ACT - 19 Nov 2020
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Identification history

Lepidoscia arctiella 19 Nov 2020 donhe
Lepidoscia arctiella 19 Nov 2020 ibaird
Unidentified 19 Nov 2020 ConBoekel

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One of three spp of Psychidae on the same dead tree trunk.

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Podargus strigoides (Tawny Frogmouth) at O'Connor, ACT - 12 Jan 2023 by ConBoekel Teloschistes sp. (A lichen) at O'Connor, ACT - 12 Jan 2023 by ConBoekel Nymphes myrmeleonoides (Blue eyes lacewing) at O'Connor, ACT - 12 Jan 2023 by ConBoekel Plebs eburnus (Eastern bush orb-weaver) at O'Connor, ACT - 11 Jan 2023 by ConBoekel Nacaduba biocellata (Two-spotted Line-Blue) at O'Connor, ACT - 11 Jan 2023 by ConBoekel Paropsisterna cloelia (Eucalyptus variegated beetle) at O'Connor, ACT - 11 Jan 2023 by ConBoekel Eurymeloides sp. (genus) (Eucalyptus leafhopper) at O'Connor, ACT - 11 Jan 2023 by ConBoekel Tachinidae (family) (Unidentified Bristle fly) at O'Connor, ACT - 11 Jan 2023 by ConBoekel Cadmus (Cadmus) litigiosus (Leaf beetle) at O'Connor, ACT - 11 Jan 2023 by ConBoekel Taxeotis intextata (Looper Moth, Grey Taxeotis) at O'Connor, ACT - 9 Jan 2023 by ConBoekel Braconidae sp. (family) (Unidentified braconid wasp) at O'Connor, ACT - 9 Jan 2023 by ConBoekel Rhinotia sp. (genus) (Unidentified Rhinotia weevil) at O'Connor, ACT - 9 Jan 2023 by ConBoekel Torbia viridissima (Gum Leaf Katydid) at O'Connor, ACT - 9 Jan 2023 by ConBoekel Phaulacridium vittatum (Wingless Grasshopper) at O'Connor, ACT - 9 Jan 2023 by ConBoekel Paropsisterna fastidiosa (Eucalyptus leaf beetle) at O'Connor, ACT - 9 Jan 2023 by ConBoekel Taxeotis intermixtaria (Dark-edged Taxeotis) at O'Connor, ACT - 9 Jan 2023 by ConBoekel Nacoleia rhoeoalis (Spilomelinae) at O'Connor, ACT - 24 Dec 2022 by ConBoekel Glyphipterix chrysoplanetis (A Sedge Moth) at O'Connor, ACT - 24 Dec 2022 by ConBoekel Glyphipterix chrysoplanetis (A Sedge Moth) at O'Connor, ACT - 24 Dec 2022 by ConBoekel Plebs bradleyi (Enamelled spider) at O'Connor, ACT - 24 Dec 2022 by ConBoekel Papilio aegeus (Orchard Swallowtail, Large Citrus Butterfly) at O'Connor, ACT - 24 Dec 2022 by ConBoekel Eristalinus punctulatus (Golden Native Drone Fly) at O'Connor, ACT - 24 Dec 2022 by ConBoekel Glyphipterix chrysoplanetis (A Sedge Moth) at O'Connor, ACT - 24 Dec 2022 by ConBoekel Taxeotis intextata (Looper Moth, Grey Taxeotis) at O'Connor, ACT - 24 Dec 2022 by ConBoekel Opisthoncus grassator (Jumping spider) at O'Connor, ACT - 23 Dec 2022 by ConBoekel Paropsisterna cloelia (Eucalyptus variegated beetle) at O'Connor, ACT - 18 Dec 2022 by ConBoekel Sumpigaster sp. (genus) (A bristle fly) at O'Connor, ACT - 18 Dec 2022 by ConBoekel Taxeotis intextata (Looper Moth, Grey Taxeotis) at O'Connor, ACT - 18 Dec 2022 by ConBoekel Austalis pulchella (Hover fly) at O'Connor, ACT - 7 Dec 2022 by ConBoekel Hypericum gramineum (Small St Johns Wort) at O'Connor, ACT - 7 Dec 2022 by ConBoekel Paropsisterna cloelia (Eucalyptus variegated beetle) at O'Connor, ACT - 16 Oct 2022 by Harrisi Pomaderris intermedia (Golden pomaderris) at O'Connor, ACT - 2 Sep 2021 by Ned_Johnston Geastrum sp. (Geastrum sp.) at O'Connor, ACT - 1 Jun 2021 by tpreston Camponotus intrepidus (Flumed Sugar Ant) at O'Connor, ACT - 19 Mar 2021 by Ned_Johnston Solanum linearifolium (Kangaroo Apple) at O'Connor, ACT - 9 Feb 2021 by ConBoekel Trichonephila edulis (Golden orb weaver) at O'Connor, ACT - 9 Feb 2021 by ConBoekel Pyrrholaemus sagittatus (Speckled Warbler) at O'Connor, ACT - 6 Feb 2021 by ConBoekel Eurymela fenestrata (Gum tree leafhopper) at O'Connor, ACT - 17 Jan 2021 by ConBoekel Acroaspis sp. (genus) (Twig Spider) at O'Connor, ACT - 7 Jan 2021 by Keltshi Hemicordulia tau (Tau Emerald) at O'Connor, ACT - 26 Dec 2020 by ConBoekel Austrolestes leda (Wandering Ringtail) at O'Connor, ACT - 26 Dec 2020 by ConBoekel Sericornis frontalis (White-browed Scrubwren) at O'Connor, ACT - 29 Nov 2020 by ConBoekel Zosterops lateralis (Silvereye) at O'Connor, ACT - 29 Nov 2020 by ConBoekel Lepidoscia (genus) IMMATURE (Unidentified Cone Case Moth larva, pupa, or case) at O'Connor, ACT - 18 Nov 2020 by ConBoekel Coracina novaehollandiae (Black-faced Cuckooshrike) at O'Connor, ACT - 18 Nov 2020 by ConBoekel Taxeotis intextata (Looper Moth, Grey Taxeotis) at O'Connor, ACT - 13 Nov 2020 by ConBoekel Psychidae (family) IMMATURE (Unidentified case moth or bagworm) at O'Connor, ACT - 13 Nov 2020 by ConBoekel Rosa canina (Dog Rose) at O'Connor, ACT - 13 Nov 2020 by ConBoekel Crassula decumbens var. decumbens (A Stonecrop) at O'Connor, ACT - 8 Nov 2020 by ConBoekel Agaricus sp. (Agaricus) at O'Connor, ACT - 1 Nov 2020 by ConBoekel Hackelia suaveolens (Sweet Hounds Tongue) at O'Connor, ACT - 1 Nov 2020 by ConBoekel Cirsium vulgare (Spear Thistle) at O'Connor, ACT - 13 Oct 2020 by tpreston Lysimachia arvensis (Scarlet Pimpernel, Blue Pimpernel) at O'Connor, ACT - 13 Oct 2020 by tpreston Euchiton involucratus (Star Cudweed) at O'Connor, ACT - 13 Oct 2020 by tpreston Myosotis discolor (Forget-me-not) at O'Connor, ACT - 13 Oct 2020 by tpreston Papaver somniferum (Opium Poppy) at O'Connor, ACT - 13 Oct 2020 by tpreston Hydrocotyle laxiflora (Stinking Pennywort) at O'Connor, ACT - 2 Oct 2020 by ConBoekel Exocarpos cupressiformis (Cherry Ballart) at O'Connor, ACT - 2 Oct 2020 by ConBoekel Indigofera australis subsp. australis (Australian Indigo) at O'Connor, ACT - 2 Oct 2020 by ConBoekel Clematis leptophylla (Small-leaf Clematis, Old Man's Beard) at O'Connor, ACT - 2 Oct 2020 by ConBoekel Berberis aquifolium (Oregon Grape) at O'Connor, ACT - 21 Sep 2020 by tpreston Arctotheca calendula (Capeweed, Cape Dandelion) at O'Connor, ACT - 17 Sep 2020 by ConBoekel Syringoseca rhodoxantha (A concealer moth) at O'Connor, ACT - 9 Mar 2020 by tpreston Glycine tabacina (Variable Glycine) at O'Connor, ACT - 9 Mar 2020 by tpreston Acacia genistifolia (Early Wattle) at O'Connor, ACT - 22 May 2015 by MichaelMulvaney
Podargus strigoides (Tawny Frogmouth) at O'Connor, ACT - 12 Jan 2023 by ConBoekel
Teloschistes sp. (A lichen) at O'Connor, ACT - 12 Jan 2023 by ConBoekel
Nymphes myrmeleonoides (Blue eyes lacewing) at O'Connor, ACT - 12 Jan 2023 by ConBoekel
Plebs eburnus (Eastern bush orb-weaver) at O'Connor, ACT - 11 Jan 2023 by ConBoekel
Nacaduba biocellata (Two-spotted Line-Blue) at O'Connor, ACT - 11 Jan 2023 by ConBoekel
Paropsisterna cloelia (Eucalyptus variegated beetle) at O'Connor, ACT - 11 Jan 2023 by ConBoekel
Eurymeloides sp. (genus) (Eucalyptus leafhopper) at O'Connor, ACT - 11 Jan 2023 by ConBoekel
Tachinidae (family) (Unidentified Bristle fly) at O'Connor, ACT - 11 Jan 2023 by ConBoekel
Cadmus (Cadmus) litigiosus (Leaf beetle) at O'Connor, ACT - 11 Jan 2023 by ConBoekel
Taxeotis intextata (Looper Moth, Grey Taxeotis) at O'Connor, ACT - 9 Jan 2023 by ConBoekel
Braconidae sp. (family) (Unidentified braconid wasp) at O'Connor, ACT - 9 Jan 2023 by ConBoekel
Rhinotia sp. (genus) (Unidentified Rhinotia weevil) at O'Connor, ACT - 9 Jan 2023 by ConBoekel
Torbia viridissima (Gum Leaf Katydid) at O'Connor, ACT - 9 Jan 2023 by ConBoekel
Phaulacridium vittatum (Wingless Grasshopper) at O'Connor, ACT - 9 Jan 2023 by ConBoekel
Paropsisterna fastidiosa (Eucalyptus leaf beetle) at O'Connor, ACT - 9 Jan 2023 by ConBoekel
Taxeotis intermixtaria (Dark-edged Taxeotis) at O'Connor, ACT - 9 Jan 2023 by ConBoekel
Nacoleia rhoeoalis (Spilomelinae) at O'Connor, ACT - 24 Dec 2022 by ConBoekel
Glyphipterix chrysoplanetis (A Sedge Moth) at O'Connor, ACT - 24 Dec 2022 by ConBoekel
Glyphipterix chrysoplanetis (A Sedge Moth) at O'Connor, ACT - 24 Dec 2022 by ConBoekel
Plebs bradleyi (Enamelled spider) at O'Connor, ACT - 24 Dec 2022 by ConBoekel
Papilio aegeus (Orchard Swallowtail, Large Citrus Butterfly) at O'Connor, ACT - 24 Dec 2022 by ConBoekel
Eristalinus punctulatus (Golden Native Drone Fly) at O'Connor, ACT - 24 Dec 2022 by ConBoekel
Glyphipterix chrysoplanetis (A Sedge Moth) at O'Connor, ACT - 24 Dec 2022 by ConBoekel
Taxeotis intextata (Looper Moth, Grey Taxeotis) at O'Connor, ACT - 24 Dec 2022 by ConBoekel
Opisthoncus grassator (Jumping spider) at O'Connor, ACT - 23 Dec 2022 by ConBoekel
Paropsisterna cloelia (Eucalyptus variegated beetle) at O'Connor, ACT - 18 Dec 2022 by ConBoekel
Sumpigaster sp. (genus) (A bristle fly) at O'Connor, ACT - 18 Dec 2022 by ConBoekel
Taxeotis intextata (Looper Moth, Grey Taxeotis) at O'Connor, ACT - 18 Dec 2022 by ConBoekel
Austalis pulchella (Hover fly) at O'Connor, ACT - 7 Dec 2022 by ConBoekel
Hypericum gramineum (Small St Johns Wort) at O'Connor, ACT - 7 Dec 2022 by ConBoekel
Paropsisterna cloelia (Eucalyptus variegated beetle) at O'Connor, ACT - 16 Oct 2022 by Harrisi
Pomaderris intermedia (Golden pomaderris) at O'Connor, ACT - 2 Sep 2021 by Ned_Johnston
Geastrum sp. (Geastrum sp.) at O'Connor, ACT - 1 Jun 2021 by tpreston
Camponotus intrepidus (Flumed Sugar Ant) at O'Connor, ACT - 19 Mar 2021 by Ned_Johnston
Solanum linearifolium (Kangaroo Apple) at O'Connor, ACT - 9 Feb 2021 by ConBoekel
Trichonephila edulis (Golden orb weaver) at O'Connor, ACT - 9 Feb 2021 by ConBoekel
Pyrrholaemus sagittatus (Speckled Warbler) at O'Connor, ACT - 6 Feb 2021 by ConBoekel
Eurymela fenestrata (Gum tree leafhopper) at O'Connor, ACT - 17 Jan 2021 by ConBoekel
Acroaspis sp. (genus) (Twig Spider) at O'Connor, ACT - 7 Jan 2021 by Keltshi
Hemicordulia tau (Tau Emerald) at O'Connor, ACT - 26 Dec 2020 by ConBoekel
Austrolestes leda (Wandering Ringtail) at O'Connor, ACT - 26 Dec 2020 by ConBoekel
Sericornis frontalis (White-browed Scrubwren) at O'Connor, ACT - 29 Nov 2020 by ConBoekel
Zosterops lateralis (Silvereye) at O'Connor, ACT - 29 Nov 2020 by ConBoekel
Lepidoscia (genus) IMMATURE (Unidentified Cone Case Moth larva, pupa, or case) at O'Connor, ACT - 18 Nov 2020 by ConBoekel
Coracina novaehollandiae (Black-faced Cuckooshrike) at O'Connor, ACT - 18 Nov 2020 by ConBoekel
Taxeotis intextata (Looper Moth, Grey Taxeotis) at O'Connor, ACT - 13 Nov 2020 by ConBoekel
Psychidae (family) IMMATURE (Unidentified case moth or bagworm) at O'Connor, ACT - 13 Nov 2020 by ConBoekel
Rosa canina (Dog Rose) at O'Connor, ACT - 13 Nov 2020 by ConBoekel
Crassula decumbens var. decumbens (A Stonecrop) at O'Connor, ACT - 8 Nov 2020 by ConBoekel
Agaricus sp. (Agaricus) at O'Connor, ACT - 1 Nov 2020 by ConBoekel
Hackelia suaveolens (Sweet Hounds Tongue) at O'Connor, ACT - 1 Nov 2020 by ConBoekel
Cirsium vulgare (Spear Thistle) at O'Connor, ACT - 13 Oct 2020 by tpreston
Lysimachia arvensis (Scarlet Pimpernel, Blue Pimpernel) at O'Connor, ACT - 13 Oct 2020 by tpreston
Euchiton involucratus (Star Cudweed) at O'Connor, ACT - 13 Oct 2020 by tpreston
Myosotis discolor (Forget-me-not) at O'Connor, ACT - 13 Oct 2020 by tpreston
Papaver somniferum (Opium Poppy) at O'Connor, ACT - 13 Oct 2020 by tpreston
Hydrocotyle laxiflora (Stinking Pennywort) at O'Connor, ACT - 2 Oct 2020 by ConBoekel
Exocarpos cupressiformis (Cherry Ballart) at O'Connor, ACT - 2 Oct 2020 by ConBoekel
Indigofera australis subsp. australis (Australian Indigo) at O'Connor, ACT - 2 Oct 2020 by ConBoekel
Clematis leptophylla (Small-leaf Clematis, Old Man's Beard) at O'Connor, ACT - 2 Oct 2020 by ConBoekel
Berberis aquifolium (Oregon Grape) at O'Connor, ACT - 21 Sep 2020 by tpreston
Arctotheca calendula (Capeweed, Cape Dandelion) at O'Connor, ACT - 17 Sep 2020 by ConBoekel
Syringoseca rhodoxantha (A concealer moth) at O'Connor, ACT - 9 Mar 2020 by tpreston
Glycine tabacina (Variable Glycine) at O'Connor, ACT - 9 Mar 2020 by tpreston
Acacia genistifolia (Early Wattle) at O'Connor, ACT - 22 May 2015 by MichaelMulvaney

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Species information

  • Lepidoscia arctiella Scientific name
  • Tower Case Moth Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local Native
  • Non-Invasive

Sighting information

  • 1 Abundance
  • 19 Nov 2020 08:07 AM Recorded on
  • ConBoekel Recorded by

Additional information

  • Upright trunk of long dead tree. Associated plant
  • 12mm to 25mm Animal size

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