Cebysa leucotelus
2 Australian Bagmoth at Cook, ACT
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| Cebysa leucotelus | ibaird | 26 Mar 2023 | |
| Cebysa leucotelus | CathB | 26 Mar 2023 |
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Female first seen trying to climb a tree trunk but repeatedly falling off. After the last fall she remained still for nearly 10 minutes, but then started climbing again, very rapidly, till almost out of sight. I noticed some wild fluttering in her vicinity and at full zoom I could make out that a pair were mating. When I returned after about 15 minutes, she had moved further up and another male (or the same one again?) appeared and there was another mating.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.074062-35.266145
- Altitude 649.9m
- Maps Mount Painter
- Places Cook, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 24 Mar 2023 03:19 PM Recorded on
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- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Mixed Gender
- Breeding behaviour Breeding behaviour
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- CathB Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Cebysa leucotelus Case moths (Psychidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Cebysa leucotelus Scientific name
- Australian Bagmoth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 894.2m Recorded at altitude
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