Conoeca or Lepidoscia (genera) IMMATURE
Unidentified Cone Case Moth larva, pupa, or case at Higgins, ACT
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| Conoeca or Lepidoscia (genera) IMMATURE | ibaird | 7 Dec 2025 | |
| Psychidae (family) IMMATURE | MichaelMulvaney | 6 Dec 2025 | |
| Conoeca or Lepidoscia (genera) IMMATURE | AlisonMilton | 29 Nov 2025 |
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5 comments
29 Nov 2025
@WendyEM Hi Wendy, There are not two different moths. The moth hatched from the case shown in the sighting.
29 Nov 2025
That is very odd because that is not what Uraba lugens pupates in that is the case of a psychidae
see Uraba lugens (Gumleaf Skeletonizer)
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/noli/lugens.html
see Uraba lugens (Gumleaf Skeletonizer)
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/noli/lugens.html
29 Nov 2025
Did you inadvertently have an unseen lodger Alison? I agree with Wendy that the moth is Uraba lugens and to the best of all out combined knowledge, the case is a Psychidae.
30 Nov 2025
Possibly. I'll separate them but I've now discarded the case moth, though now have one in my front yard.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.029527-35.238184
- Altitude 633.8m
- Places Higgins, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 25 Nov 2025 11:57 AM Recorded on
- AlisonMilton Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
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- AlisonMilton NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Conoeca or Lepidoscia (genera) IMMATURE Case moths (Psychidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Conoeca or Lepidoscia (genera) IMMATURE Scientific name
- Unidentified Cone Case Moth larva, pupa, or case Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 995m Recorded at altitude
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