Parallel stick Case Moths at Higgins, ACT
Identification history
| Clania lewinii & similar Casemoths | 29 Dec 2025 | ibaird | ||
| Clania lewinii & similar Casemoths | 28 Dec 2025 | WendyEM | ||
| Clania ignobilis | 28 Dec 2025 | AlisonMilton |
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Spotted some movement in the grass and found this case moth. Probably the most advanced one I've found. It was grabbing blades of grass then jerking it's head as if trying (unsuccessfully) to tear it off. I watched it for some time until a tiny ant crawled over it and it retreated into its case. It's then that I made an error of judgement. I wanted to observe it some more so rather than taking it with me I left it where it was while I went to get a container to collect it to raise to a moth. I hadn't expected it to come out of its case very quickly but when I got back the local Magpie had arrived with its begging chick and it had just grabbed the caterpillar and shaken from its case. A nice juicy snack for bub but a missed opportunity for me - on two counts. I did get some viseo footage as well though.
2 comments
WendyEM
wrote:
28 Dec 2025
did it have some sticks in the case longer than the rest (sticking further out at the bottom)? Or were they all fairly even length ?
AlisonMilton
wrote:
28 Dec 2025
@WendyEM I still have the case. The sticks are all even so probably not what I suggested.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.029553-35.238153
- Altitude 589.5m
- Places Higgins, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 11 Dec 2025 12:02 PM Recorded on
- AlisonMilton Recorded by
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AlisonMilton NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Latest Clania lewinii & similar Casemoths Case moths (Psychidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Species information
- Clania lewinii & similar Casemoths Scientific name
- Parallel stick Case Moths Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 993.3m Recorded at altitude
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