A Case moth (Psychidae) at Gundaroo, NSW
Identification history
| Psychidae - IMMATURE larvae | 14 Dec 2024 | donhe | ||
| Psychidae - IMMATURE larvae | 14 Dec 2024 | DianneClarke | ||
| Unidentified | 14 Dec 2024 | ConBoekel |
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5 comments
donhe
wrote:
14 Dec 2024
Could you tell what sort of vegetation was covering the case: eg: dead flowers, or bits of bark, or bits of leaf?
Can you determine what plant species it was on : Cootamundra Wattle?
Can you determine what plant species it was on : Cootamundra Wattle?
ConBoekel
wrote:
14 Dec 2024
Definitely not Cootamundra Wattle. Probably A. dealbata (note glands). I was unable to recognize the components of the case cover.
donhe
wrote:
14 Dec 2024
Could you take into protective custody to examine it further and possibly rear it?
ConBoekel
wrote:
16 Dec 2024
Not all that practical, I'm afraid. The location is a round trip of around an hour's drive followed by a walk of around an hour then to find a needle in a haystack.
donhe
wrote:
17 Dec 2024
Can I encourage you to take a small plastic specimen bottle with you on outings, to take possible larvae into protective custody for rearing to get an ID?
Location information
- Coordinates 149.297022-35.022198
- Altitude 678.2m
- Maps Mcleods Creek Res (Gundaroo)
- Places Gundaroo, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 13 Dec 2024 07:30 AM Recorded on
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Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Species information
- Psychidae - IMMATURE larvae Scientific name
- A Case moth (Psychidae) Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 686.7m Recorded at altitude
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