Tower Case Moth at Hughes, ACT
Identification history
| Lepidoscia arctiella | 12 Jan 2024 | donhe | ||
| Lepidoscia arctiella | 12 Jan 2024 | LisaH |
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Apologies - quite worn, hard to photograph
7 comments
donhe
wrote:
13 Jan 2024
@LisaH : Sorry about the misprint. Thankyou for the interesting answer.
Did the grey moth emerge from the case? Is the grey moth the same individual as that in sighting 4543876.
Did the grey moth emerge from the case? Is the grey moth the same individual as that in sighting 4543876.
LisaH
wrote:
13 Jan 2024
As far as I know, the grey moth photographed emerged from the case. I’d collected the case (hope that’s okay and ethical) and there was no other moth in the container. I went away for a few days, and discovered the moth in the container when I returned - hence its worn appearance. That’s when I noticed the pupa case at the end of the tower case, which was not there when I collected the specimen. Hope that helps. I was surprised how small the moth was compared to the size of the case.
donhe
wrote:
13 Jan 2024
Wow. It is hard to reconcile your grey moth with the photos at https://v3.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=326580
Anyway I have added copies of parts of your photo to
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/psyc/arctiella.html
I hope you approve? Thanks, Don
Anyway I have added copies of parts of your photo to
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/psyc/arctiella.html
I hope you approve? Thanks, Don
LisaH
wrote:
13 Jan 2024
Should I have kept the moth? I just don't know what's known and what's not. I agree - this doesn't look like the moth in the link at all. All I know is - there was no moth in the container when I collected the tower, and then, less than two weeks later, there was this grey moth, and a pupa/chrysalis (not sure which word to use) emerged from the end of the tower. Happy for you to use the photos and information in any way that will be useful. Thank you for the interesting conversation!
donhe
wrote:
13 Jan 2024
Sad you did not keep the moth for, say, ANIC. You will just have to rear another one.
Location information
- Places Hughes, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- LisaH Recorded by
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LisaH Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Lepidoscia arctiella Case moths (Psychidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Additional information
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
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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- More than one media file
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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