Oecobia frauenfeldi
Frauenfeld's Casemoth at Lions Youth Haven - Westwood Farm A.C.T.
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| Oecobia frauenfeldi | WendyEM | 9 May 2025 | |
| Oecobia frauenfeldi | donhe | 16 Nov 2023 | |
| Unverified | HelenCross | 15 Nov 2023 |
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1 comment
16 Nov 2023
I hope you have it in protective custody, and perhaps could photograph the head and thorax when it comes out to feed, as O. frauenfeldii has been illustrated as having a black and yellow pattern on the head and thorax.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.025628-35.384397
- Altitude 581.7m
- Maps Lions Youth Haven - Westwood Farm A.C.T.
- Places Tuggeranong, ACT
Sighting information
- 3 Abundance
- 14 Nov 2023 05:21 PM Recorded on
- HelenCross Recorded by
- Chrysocephalum Associated plant
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
- Larvae Breeding behaviour
Collections
- HelenCross NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Case moths (Psychidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects Oecobia frauenfeldi
Species information
- Oecobia frauenfeldi Scientific name
- Frauenfeld's Casemoth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- 581.7m to 678.7m Recorded at altitude
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