Psychidae - IMMATURE larvae

A Case moth (Psychidae) at Bombay, NSW

Psychidae - IMMATURE larvae at Bombay, NSW - 24 Aug 2024
Psychidae - IMMATURE larvae at Bombay, NSW - 24 Aug 2024
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Psychidae - IMMATURE larvae 25 Aug 2024 DianneClarke
Psychidae - IMMATURE larvae 24 Aug 2024 donhe
Lomera zophopepla 24 Aug 2024 MatthewFrawley

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donhe wrote:
   24 Aug 2024
That has sticks parallel to the case axis at the front, and smaller sticks transverse to the case axis at the rear, making it a Two-ways Case moth like
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/psyc/psychbi.html
which so far no-one has reared to get an adult male moth for identification of the species.
@MatthewFrawley : please could you perhaps rear this one ?

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