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Unidentified at suppressed - 25 Nov 2024
Unidentified at suppressed - 25 Nov 2024
Unidentified at suppressed - 25 Nov 2024
Unidentified at suppressed - 25 Nov 2024
Unidentified at suppressed - 25 Nov 2024
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Psychidae (family) IMMATURE 6 Sep 2024 ibaird
Psychidae (family) IMMATURE 5 Sep 2024 Hejor1

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On eucalyptus bark. Collected it and bark. Mostly black with slightly paler grey collar and underside. I turned up the exposure and contrast to try to see any face markings but face just looks black to me. UPDATE: emerged- adult pics added

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Hejor1 wrote:
   25 Nov 2024
@donhe @ibaird - pics of adult added!
donhe wrote:
   26 Nov 2024
Excellent. Congrats. Moth is unlike any Psychidae adults on LBH. Are the case decorations flakes of bark? Maybe
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/psyc/psychay.html
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ibaird wrote:
   26 Nov 2024
Nice find. No matches of adult moths found by me.
Hejor1 wrote:
   26 Nov 2024
@donhe @ibaird case is made of flecks of bark. I found it on a tree and it survived crawling around on and (presumably) eating the bark. Don I've emailed you the higher res versions but none of them are great.
Hejor1 wrote:
   26 Nov 2024
I don't know how to pin moths for better photos, I can post the case and adult to one of you if that helps

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