Case moths (Psychidae)

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http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/psyc/psychidae.html

Case moths (Psychidae)

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Discussion

ibaird wrote:

24 Jun 2025

I could not find a convincing match to a named species in the Ardiosteres (genus).

Ardiosteres (genus)

ibaird wrote:

9 Jun 2025

AFD: https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Chalia_lurida
Australian Moths Online: https://moths.csiro.au/unplacedtogenus-lurida-heylaerts-1885/

Unplaced lurida

donhe wrote:

30 May 2025

Not convincing. It needs to be reared in captivity to get an adult male moth to get a secure determination of the species.

Psychidae (family) IMMATURE

Hejor1 wrote:

30 May 2025

@donhe I think they were bits of leaf, just very dry eucalyptus leaves. The middle vein of the leaf is visible in the last photo, top most leaf, running down right hand side (vertically oriented in the photo)

Psychidae (family) IMMATURE

donhe wrote:

29 May 2025

Pieces of leaf ? H. huebneri ?

Psychidae (family) IMMATURE