Ribbed Case Moth at Higgins, ACT
Identification history
| Hyalarcta nigrescens | 29 Dec 2022 | donhe | ||
| Hyalarcta nigrescens | 29 Dec 2022 | AlisonMilton |
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Unsure if it still had a live larvae inside.
2 comments
donhe
wrote:
29 Dec 2022
Need to carry a pair of nail scissors to cut a case open carefully, to see if there is live or dead larva, or pupa, or best of all a flightless female. If there is a live larva, it will happily reseal the case, no harm done.
AlisonMilton
wrote:
31 Dec 2022
Thanks Don, I have cut open cases I've taken home that don't seem to have emerged. Didn't realise I could do this if the larvae was still alive. The case is still in the same position (very close to home) so I will take a pair of scissors with me, perhaps tomorrow.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.029160-35.236813
- Altitude 626.6m
- Places Higgins, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 22 Dec 2022 12:45 PM Recorded on
- AlisonMilton Recorded by
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Insects Case moths (Psychidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) AlisonMilton Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- Eucalyptus Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Species information
- Hyalarcta nigrescens Scientific name
- Ribbed Case Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 819.99m Recorded at altitude
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