Conoeca guildingi

A case moth at Hawker, ACT

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Identification history

Conoeca guildingi	21 Sep 2021	ibaird
Conoeca guildingi	20 Sep 2021	donhe
Unverified	20 Sep 2021	AlisonMilton

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A new location for this moth. Strange I hadn't noticed it before this year but am now seeing it everywhere. Still trying to raise one to adulthood but still struggling with what it is eating.

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donhe wrote:

20 Sep 2021

If it is C. guildingi, it could feed on Juncaceae, although it's environment in this photo suggests Algae.

AlisonMilton wrote:

21 Sep 2021

Yes, I think algae is correct. I've only ever found them on the trunks of quite tall eucalypt trees with no low leaves. I don't know my eucalypts but the trunks are always white(ish) and the same trees on which I find two-tailed spiders.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.038150 -35.244392
Altitude 642.1m
Places Hawker, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
1 Sep 2021 10:59 AM Recorded on
AlisonMilton Recorded by
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AlisonMilton Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Case moths (Psychidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects

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 2888.9m Recorded at altitude
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Australian Capital Territory

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