Psychanisa (genus)
A case moth at Bowning, NSW
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| Psychanisa (genus) | ibaird | 8 Nov 2026 | |
| Psychanisa (genus) | WendyEM | 8 Nov 2026 | |
| Clania lewinii & similar Casemoths | ibaird | 4 Jul 2023 | |
| Clania lewinii & similar Casemoths | MichaelBedingfield | 4 Jul 2023 |
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Bowning district roadside, Black Range Road
2 comments
4 Jul 2023
Bit small. Eating flowers : Heliocosma sp ?
@michaelb : hope you have it in protective custody, to rear to an adult for a more secure determination?
@michaelb : hope you have it in protective custody, to rear to an adult for a more secure determination?
5 Jul 2023
The daisy was Xerochrysum viscosum, so insect not smaller than other specimens I've seen.
Location information
- Coordinates 148.771314-34.818069
- Altitude 582.6m
- Places Bowning, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 11 Dec 2022 05:09 PM Recorded on
- MichaelBedingfield Recorded by
- Xerochrysum viscosum Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Larvae Breeding behaviour
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- Yes Insect on a flower
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- MichaelBedingfield NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Psychanisa (genus) Case moths (Psychidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Psychanisa (genus) Scientific name
- A case moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 993.3m Recorded at altitude
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