Insects
Moths (Lepidoptera)
Case moths (Psychidae)
Sighting 4367406

Clania (genus)

1 A case moth at Deakin, ACT

Clania (genus) at Deakin, ACT - 17 Jan 2021 12:18 PM
Clania (genus) at Deakin, ACT - 17 Jan 2021 12:18 PM
Request use of media

Identification history

Clania (genus) 18 Jan 2021 donhe
Clania (genus) 18 Jan 2021 JackyF
Clania ignobilis 17 Jan 2021 JackyF

Identify this sighting

Please Login or Register to identify this sighting.

User's notes

Empty. Another casemoth case, high in tree, entered as a separate sighting on advice of Donhe as he does not think they are the same species.

5 comments

donhe wrote:
   18 Jan 2021
I think they are different species. Can you make them into different sightings lease.
JackyF wrote:
   18 Jan 2021
Don - Thanks, I have removed the second photo and put it in as a separate sighting, although the casemoth was so high in the tree I could not get a decent photo, even after going back and trying again. For some reason, both of these sightings are showing a time of 1.18am, which would explain the terrible photos if it were true. Cheers, Jacky
donhe wrote:
   18 Jan 2021
This specimen appears to be reconstructing its case. It is unclear what the case will finally look like.
JackyF wrote:
   18 Jan 2021
Thanks. It looked empty.
donhe wrote:
   18 Jan 2021
Interesting. That suggests that it extruded its body a bit too much during its construction work, and a bird managed to grab it.

Please Login or Register to comment.

Location information

Sighting information

Additional information

  • Acacia Mearnsii Associated plant
  • 12mm to 25mm Animal size

Species information

  • Clania (genus) Scientific name
  • A case moth Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 770.27m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
  • External link More information

Record quality

  • Images or audio
  • More than one media file
  • Verified by an expert moderator
  • Nearby sighting(s) of same species
  • GPS evidence of location
  • Description
  • Additional attributes
833,200 sightings of 22,969 species from 14,456 members
CCA 3.0 | privacy
NatureMapr is developed by at3am IT Pty Ltd and is proudly Australian made