Psychidae (family) IMMATURE

Unidentified case moth or bagworm at O'Connor, ACT

Psychidae (family) IMMATURE at O'Connor, ACT - 10 Aug 2024
Psychidae (family) IMMATURE at O'Connor, ACT - 10 Aug 2024
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Psychidae (family) IMMATURE 13 Aug 2024 ibaird
Psychidae (family) IMMATURE 12 Aug 2024 donhe
Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE moth 10 Aug 2024 Hejor1

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4 comments

donhe wrote:
   12 Aug 2024
I am unclear what I am looking at : two boreholes on a tree? What's the tree?
Hejor1 wrote:
   12 Aug 2024
@donhe a very well camouflaged cocoon! It's situated almost vertical in the middle of the first photo and in the second it's at 45 degrees in the direction of this slash: /
. There is a large hole in the left side and a smaller one at the top. The cocoon is a slightly different colour particularly at the top - more orange than the surrounding grey bark.
Hejor1 wrote:
   12 Aug 2024
@donhe it's on a eucalyptus of some kind
donhe wrote:
   12 Aug 2024
Interesting. @Hejor1 : Can you detach it from the tree and take its portrait on a neutral background, and cut it open carefully with say nail scissors, and photograph what's inside?

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  • 10 Aug 2024 02:28 PM Recorded on
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