Psychidae (family) IMMATURE
Unidentified case moth or bagworm at Russell, ACT
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| Psychidae (family) IMMATURE | DianneClarke | 9 Sep 2025 | |
| Psychidae (family) IMMATURE | WendyEM | 9 Sep 2025 | |
| Psychidae (family) IMMATURE | Hejor1 | 9 Sep 2025 |
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collected. not sure what to feed it because it was on a wall.
2 comments
10 Sep 2025
@Hejor1 : The six basic common Australian caterpillar foods are:
Gum leaves,
Wattle leaves,
Herbaceous plant leaves,
Grass,
Lichen, and
Flower petals.
If your caterpillar rejects all five, then rose petals and thinly sliced apple are good standbys. Apparently plants in Rosaceae have developed very few poisons.
I popped copies of a couple of your photos into
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/psyc/psychbm.html
I hope you approve ?
Gum leaves,
Wattle leaves,
Herbaceous plant leaves,
Grass,
Lichen, and
Flower petals.
If your caterpillar rejects all five, then rose petals and thinly sliced apple are good standbys. Apparently plants in Rosaceae have developed very few poisons.
I popped copies of a couple of your photos into
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/psyc/psychbm.html
I hope you approve ?
Location information
- Coordinates 149.150603-35.295967
- Altitude 583.6m
- Places Russell, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 9 Sep 2025 12:41 PM Recorded on
- Hejor1 Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
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- Hejor1 NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Psychidae (family) IMMATURE Case moths (Psychidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Psychidae (family) IMMATURE Scientific name
- Unidentified case moth or bagworm Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1694.5m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Psychidae sp.
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