Psychidae (family) IMMATURE

Unidentified case moth or bagworm at Melba, ACT

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Identification history

Psychidae (family) IMMATURE	26 Jan 2022	MichaelMulvaney
Psychidae (family) IMMATURE	4 Jan 2022	donhe
Unidentified	3 Jan 2022	kasiaaus

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3 comments

donhe wrote:

4 Jan 2022

Beauty. Never have I seen a case so disorganised.
Wrote a webpage around it :
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/psyc/psychab.html
Is that snow in background?

kasiaaus wrote:

4 Jan 2022

Thanks Don. No, not snow, just my painted brick wall ;-)

ibaird wrote:

4 Jan 2022

It is mid summer in Canberra! Snow quite unlikely.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.050265 -35.208550
Altitude 601.6m
Places Melba, ACT

Sighting information

At least 1 Abundance
1 Nov 2021 12:00 AM Recorded on
kasiaaus Recorded by
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Insects Moths (Lepidoptera) Case moths (Psychidae) kasiaaus Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

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12mm to 25mm Animal size

Species information

Psychidae (family) IMMATURE Scientific name
Unidentified case moth or bagworm Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1694.5m Recorded at altitude
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