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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
?

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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Unidentified Insects Case moths (Psychidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Hejor1 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

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5mm to 12mm Animal size
Larvae Breeding behaviour

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