Cryptocephalinae (sub-family)

A case-bearing leaf beetle at Murrumbateman, NSW

Cryptocephalinae (sub-family) at Murrumbateman, NSW - 13 Sep 2022
Cryptocephalinae (sub-family) at Murrumbateman, NSW - 13 Sep 2022
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Cryptocephalinae (sub-family) 16 Sep 2022 michaelb
Cryptocephalinae (sub-family) 15 Sep 2022 donhe
Mataeomera (genus) 15 Sep 2022 michaelb
Psychidae (family) IMMATURE 14 Sep 2022 MichaelMulvaney
Unidentified 14 Sep 2022 amiessmacro

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Found on blade of grass

5 comments

donhe wrote:
   15 Sep 2022
Oh dear, we had one like this before, and I cannot remember what we eventually found out what it was. I think it is not Psychidae, but maybe a beetle larvae?
CathB wrote:
   15 Sep 2022
It might be a leaf beetle larva. See Cryptocephalinae (sub-family)
amiessmacro wrote:
   15 Sep 2022
Oh yes it could be larvae thank you.
donhe wrote:
   15 Sep 2022
Mataeomera larvae seem only to have a hemispherical cover on top, unlike the totally surrounding case of this specimen.
michaelb wrote:
   16 Sep 2022
Thanks all

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