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Tiny casemoth

Family: Psychidae

Photo by Mark Ridgway
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

A casemoth or bagworm about 16mm long overall. Case appeared to be partially cross-parallel cut sticks. White pieces unknown source.

Habitat:

Attached to a painted fence post in suburban Sydney.

Notes:

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Comments (2)
Mark Ridgway
I'm not too sure yet Martin. It appeared overnight and when I tried to find it the next day it was gone. It's possible someone just knocked it off though. It was a fairly busy traffic area.
MartinL
There appears to be a pupal exuvia at the anterior end. I suspect this was a male, but he's gone. I had one contained once, and captured the moth. http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/8303660

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PublishedAugust 22, 2013

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