Case Moth at Bungonia, NSW
Identification history
| Psychidae (family) MATURE | 6 Jan 2025 | ibaird | ||
| Psychidae (family) MATURE | 22 Dec 2024 | ibaird | ||
| Lepidoscia arctiella | 21 Dec 2024 | AlisonMilton |
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4 comments
ibaird
wrote:
22 Dec 2024
Not L. arctiella I think, See here:-
https://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/psyc/psychbd.html
https://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/psyc/psychbd.html
donhe
wrote:
22 Dec 2024
@AlisonMilton : if you twist it, can you see if the pattern is helical or is the case made of cylinders with sloping interfaces ?
donhe
wrote:
23 Dec 2024
@AlisonMilton: Any chance of finding it again, please ? It is very special. There seem to be two varieties of twisted tower Psychid cases : left handed and right handed. Both appear to be very rare. If these are different species, it suggests an incredible DNA coding not just of physical characteristics, but of behaviour.
Location information
- Coordinates 150.008430-34.810355
- Altitude 669.4m
- Maps Goulburn Mulwaree Council Bungonia State Conservation Area
- Places Bungonia, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 20 Dec 2024 11:19 AM Recorded on
- AlisonMilton Recorded by
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AlisonMilton Case moths (Psychidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Species information
- Psychidae (family) MATURE Scientific name
- Case Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 669.4m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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