Sighting 4518346
Eutorna tricasis
A Depressariid moth at Charleys Forest, NSW
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| Eutorna tricasis | donhe | 18 Oct 2023 | |
| Eutorna tricasis | ibaird | 18 Oct 2023 | |
| Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE | donhe | 18 Oct 2023 | |
| Unverified | arjay | 18 Oct 2023 |
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2 comments
18 Oct 2023
That looks like a rolled leaf shelter for a cocoon showing the pupal skin where the pupa had wriggled to project from the shelter before the adult moth emerged leaving the exuvia behind. A number of micromoth families have larvae that behave this way.
Location information
- Maps Mongarlowe River
- Places Charleys Forest, NSW
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- arjay Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- arjay Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Eutorna tricasis Curved-horn moths (all Gelechioidea except Oecophoridae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Eutorna tricasis Scientific name
- A Depressariid moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 687.96m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
Quality score
3 / 7
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- Additional attributes
- More than one media file
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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