Conoeca or Lepidoscia (genera) IMMATURE
Unidentified Cone Case Moth larva, pupa, or case at O'Connor, ACT
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| Conoeca or Lepidoscia (genera) IMMATURE | ibaird | 2 Dec 2020 | |
| Unverified | ConBoekel | 2 Dec 2020 |
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The ant made repeated attempts at pulling open the case. It concentrated at the head end but tried different locations on the case. The casemoth did three things in response: (1) nothing, (2) little runs up the twig when the ant was distracted, and (3) bursts of three rapid shakes to try and throw off the ant. There were numerous other Irido ants in the vicinity and the would-be predator interacted with them but they seemed to be more focused on harvesting the leaf hoppers.
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2 Dec 2020
Thanks for the fascinating observations. To get a secure identification, you need to take it into captivity, and rear it to get an adult moth. Failing that, we can only conjecture. The long conical shape covered in bands of finely chewed vegetation, has been identified as characteristic of some Lepidoscia species, and a conical case with one or more long sticks attached, like this sighting 4360221, has been noted before at CNM sighting 3388047.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.107385-35.259475
- Altitude 609.3m
- Maps Dryandra St Woodland
- Places O'Connor, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 1 Dec 2020 09:23 AM Recorded on
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- Iridomyrmex purpureus Associated animal
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
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- ConBoekel Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Conoeca or Lepidoscia (genera) IMMATURE Case moths (Psychidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Conoeca or Lepidoscia (genera) IMMATURE Scientific name
- Unidentified Cone Case Moth larva, pupa, or case Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 995m Recorded at altitude
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