Clania lewinii & similar Casemoths

Parallel stick Case Moths at Conder, ACT

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Identification history

Clania lewinii & similar Casemoths	21 Nov 2024	donhe
Oecobia frauenfeldi	21 Nov 2024	MichaelBedingfield
Clania lewinii & similar Casemoths	21 Nov 2024	MichaelBedingfield

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On the western slopes/ridge of Tuggeranong Hill.

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donhe wrote:

21 Nov 2024

This has about 20 sticks , about the same as O. frauenfeldi and LBH Unidentified Psychid BJ, whereas C. lewinii normally only has up a dozen, and the sticks are more nearly the same length in C. lewinii than in this specimen, and C. lewinii normally feeds on Myrtaceae,, and I know of no records on Pittosporacae.
The larva of O. frauenfeldi may use curvy sticks instead of straight sticks, and has head and thorax that are yellow with dark stripes, unlike the head and thorax of C, lewinii (and LBH Psychid BJ), which have a head and thorax that are off white with a complex pattern of dark markings.
However, in NatureMapr : a number of sightings of specimens like this species have been lumped in with sightings of C. lewinii, so there is probably no harm in continuing to park them in there. I think that they really need separating out, but I dont know what to call them.
Meanwhile if you can rear it to an adult moth, we might be able to dispel some of our ignorance, and a photo of the head and thorax of the larva would be interesting.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.097289 -35.451303
Altitude 701.9m
Maps Tuggeranong Hill
Places Conder, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
7 Jan 2024 05:08 PM Recorded on
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Insects & spiders on Bursaria spinosa - a research project. Insects Moths (Lepidoptera) Case moths (Psychidae) MichaelBedingfield Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

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Bursaria spinosa Associated plant
12mm to 25mm Animal size
Larvae Breeding behaviour

Species information

Clania lewinii & similar Casemoths Scientific name
Parallel stick Case Moths Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 993.3m Recorded at altitude
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