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Moths (Lepidoptera)
Curved-horn moths (all Gelechioidea except Oecophoridae)
Sighting 4518346

Eutorna tricasis

A Depressariid moth at Charleys Forest, NSW

Eutorna tricasis at Charleys Forest, NSW - suppressed
Eutorna tricasis at Charleys Forest, NSW - suppressed
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Identification history

Eutorna tricasis 18 Oct 2023 donhe
Eutorna tricasis 18 Oct 2023 ibaird
Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE 18 Oct 2023 donhe
Unverified 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.
arjay wrote:
   18 Oct 2023
It flew there. If that helps.

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