Conoeca or Lepidoscia (genera) IMMATURE
Unidentified Cone Case Moth larva, pupa, or case at Higgins, ACT
Identification history
| Conoeca or Lepidoscia (genera) IMMATURE | 7 Dec 2025 | ibaird | ||
| Psychidae (family) IMMATURE | 6 Dec 2025 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Conoeca or Lepidoscia (genera) IMMATURE | 29 Nov 2025 | AlisonMilton |
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5 comments
AlisonMilton
wrote:
29 Nov 2025
@WendyEM Hi Wendy, There are not two different moths. The moth hatched from the case shown in the sighting.
WendyEM
wrote:
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
DianneClarke
wrote:
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.
AlisonMilton
wrote:
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
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AlisonMilton NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Conoeca or Lepidoscia (genera) IMMATURE Case moths (Psychidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects - 12mm to 25mm Animal size
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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