Unidentified case moth or bagworm at Casey, ACT
Identification history
| Psychidae (family) IMMATURE | 13 Sep 2025 | donhe | ||
| Psychidae (family) IMMATURE | 13 Sep 2025 | Hejor1 |
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User's notes
Cases were very dry so may be old
3 comments
donhe
wrote:
13 Sep 2025
Maybe, but C. leucotelus usually has more messy camouflage than this specimen, is flatter, and typically rests hanging down rather than standing up like this.
donhe
wrote:
13 Sep 2025
Australia has over 350 species of Psychidae, but of these only 25 have known larval cases. This is probably one of the other 325.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.094053-35.171547
- Altitude 640.6m
- Places Casey, ACT
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 13 Sep 2025 09:13 AM Recorded on
- Hejor1 Recorded by
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Collections
Hejor1 NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Psychidae (family) IMMATURE Case moths (Psychidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
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.
Record quality
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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