Lepidoscia arctiella
Tower Case Moth at Hughes Grassy Woodland
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| Lepidoscia arctiella | ibaird | 28 Dec 2023 | |
| Lepidoscia arctiella | donhe | 26 Dec 2023 | |
| Unverified | LisaH | 26 Dec 2023 |
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User's notes
I get confused - is this a case moth, or a cocoon? Or are they the same? I've just not seen such a carefully and neatly constructed casing before (not that I've ever really looked . . . )
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.094022-35.328616
- Maps Hughes Grassy Woodland Red Hill to Yarralumla Creek
- Places Hughes, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 26 Dec 2023 12:09 PM Recorded on
- LisaH Recorded by
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- LisaH Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Lepidoscia arctiella Case moths (Psychidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Lepidoscia arctiella Scientific name
- Tower Case Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 951m Recorded at altitude
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