Hemibela (genus)
6 A Concealer moth at Currawang, NSW
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| Hemibela (genus) | donhe | 30 Aug 2022 | |
| Hemibela (genus) | ibaird | 29 Aug 2022 | |
| Psychidae (family) IMMATURE | MichaelMulvaney | 29 Aug 2022 | |
| Unverified | camcols | 28 Aug 2022 |
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Found this tiny vertical hollow 'stick' sitting on a rock in dry sclerophyll forest. The creature inside was initially right up at the surface of the hole but retreated when disturbed. Could this be some sort of case moth or bagworm, or something entirely different? We were confused by all the leg-like things around the circumference of the disc.
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29 Aug 2022
Could it be a pipe casemoth?http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/psyc/psychax.html
29 Aug 2022
We checked on it again this morning and it had moved about 10cm and is now sitting horizontally on the side of the same rock. After much internetting, we're wondering if this might be a concealer moth, Hemibela sp. (OECOPHORIDAE).
29 Aug 2022
I think a Hemebela (genus) concealer moth pupal case is quite likely, althoigh I have not found a similar close up which shows the fine structure as this first photo shows. See on Lepidoptera Butterfly House:-
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/wing/hemibela.html
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/wing/hemibela.html
30 Aug 2022
Interesting you found it on a rock, because everything else I’ve read says they feed on eucalypt or Myrtaceae. Was there lichen on the rock?
30 Aug 2022
There wasn't any obvious lichen on the rock (just uploaded an additional photo). We won't be able to get back to the location until Thurs but we'll have another look for it then.
1 Sep 2022
We went back and found it again today. New sighting uploaded here: Hemibela (genus) (A Concealer moth)
Location information
- Places Currawang, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- camcols Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Unknown Gender
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- Featured camcols Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Hemibela (genus) Concealer moths (Oecophoridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Hemibela (genus) Scientific name
- A Concealer moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 779.57m Recorded at altitude
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