A case moth at Macgregor, ACT
Identification history
| Conoeca guildingi | 8 Jun 2022 | donhe | ||
| Unidentified | 13 Jul 2021 | AlisonMilton |
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Lately I've been noticing these very thin cone moths in a number of location. Can't say I've ever noticed them before but they are very unobtrusive.
6 comments
donhe
wrote:
14 Jul 2021
Maybe Conoeca guildingi. Can you detach one and see what is inside? Then rear it and get an adult?
AlisonMilton
wrote:
14 Jul 2021
Hi Don,
I did detach one but I haven't seen any sign of a caterpillar emerging to feed yet. I'm reluctant to cut it open if that is what you are suggesting as it is so thin.
I did detach one but I haven't seen any sign of a caterpillar emerging to feed yet. I'm reluctant to cut it open if that is what you are suggesting as it is so thin.
AlisonMilton
wrote:
14 Jul 2021
Don,
Just left the case on the kitchen bench with some Eucalypt leaves nearby. I've found this often induces the caterpillar to emerge. Came back to find the caterpillar partly emerged but quickly retreated. Will continue to check to see if it comes out far enough to get a decent photo. Probably more luck for a good photo during daylight hours. Will keep you posted.
Just left the case on the kitchen bench with some Eucalypt leaves nearby. I've found this often induces the caterpillar to emerge. Came back to find the caterpillar partly emerged but quickly retreated. Will continue to check to see if it comes out far enough to get a decent photo. Probably more luck for a good photo during daylight hours. Will keep you posted.
AlisonMilton
wrote:
15 Jul 2021
@donhe
I've discovered a new technique. Took it out to the deck for good light then as it tried to crawl along a cloth, I held the back of the cone and gently pulled backwards, which pulled the caterpillar mostly out of the cone so was able to get a decent photo.
I've discovered a new technique. Took it out to the deck for good light then as it tried to crawl along a cloth, I held the back of the cone and gently pulled backwards, which pulled the caterpillar mostly out of the cone so was able to get a decent photo.
donhe
wrote:
15 Jul 2021
Super photo. Looking more like Tineidae now perhaps, although that and Psychidae are both in Tineoidea, so some genera in both may look similar. Fingers are crossed.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.019648-35.215878
- Altitude 588.9m
- Maps Umbagong District Park
- Places Macgregor, ACT
Sighting information
- 3 Abundance
- 13 Jul 2021 12:55 PM Recorded on
- AlisonMilton Recorded by
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Insects Moths (Lepidoptera) Case moths (Psychidae) AlisonMilton Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- Eucalyptus Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Larvae Breeding behaviour
Species information
- Conoeca guildingi Scientific name
- A case moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 811.03m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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