Sighting 4518346
A Depressariid moth at Charleys Forest, NSW
Identification history
| Eutorna tricasis | 18 Oct 2023 | donhe | ||
| Eutorna tricasis | 18 Oct 2023 | ibaird | ||
| Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE moth | 18 Oct 2023 | donhe | ||
| Unidentified | 18 Oct 2023 | arjay |
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2 comments
donhe
wrote:
18 Oct 2023
That looks like a rolled leaf shelter for a cocoon showing the pupal skin where the pupa had wriggled to project from the shelter before the adult moth emerged leaving the exuvia behind. A number of micromoth families have larvae that behave this way.
Location information
- Maps Mongarlowe River
- Places Charleys Forest, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 - 3 Abundance
- 16 Oct 2023 10:44 AM Recorded on
- arjay Recorded by
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Collections
Insects Moths (Lepidoptera) Curved-horn moths (all Gelechioidea except Oecophoridae)
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Species information
- Eutorna tricasis Scientific name
- A Depressariid moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 687.96m Recorded at altitude
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