Clania lewinii & similar Casemoths

Parallel stick Case Moths at Queanbeyan, NSW

Clania lewinii & similar Casemoths at Queanbeyan, NSW - suppressed
Clania lewinii & similar Casemoths at Queanbeyan, NSW - suppressed
Clania lewinii & similar Casemoths at Queanbeyan, NSW - suppressed
Clania lewinii & similar Casemoths at Queanbeyan, NSW - suppressed
Clania lewinii & similar Casemoths at Queanbeyan, NSW - suppressed
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Clania lewinii & similar Casemoths 13 Feb 2023 ibaird
Clania lewinii & similar Casemoths 12 Feb 2023 donhe
Unidentified 12 Feb 2023 Paul4K

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Case collected Nov 2022 lying on ground in garden. Caterpillar not seen. Hatched between 8th to 12th.

5 comments

donhe wrote:
   12 Feb 2023
Excelllent. Adult moth photo?
donhe wrote:
   12 Feb 2023
Sorry Ian. Miss-hit the phone box again. But no long stick.
ibaird wrote:
   12 Feb 2023
Yes, but are you sure the aduly moths matches C. lewinii?
donhe wrote:
   13 Feb 2023
I cannot see any diagnostic differences between photos of the adults of these two species on Bold and iNaturalist. Any suggestions?
ibaird wrote:
   13 Feb 2023
OK. I thought C. ignobilis adults had a plain thorax in contrast to C. lewinii with a white striped thorax, but now I see this one has faint broad stripes,

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