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Cebysa leucotelus
Cebysa leucotelus
-37.899, 145.31
Field Notes
Description:
Approximately 10mm long. A case covered with tiny fragments including soil and small leaf and twig detritus.
Habitat:
Climbing a timber retaining wall in a suburban back yard.
Notes:
These creatures specialise in lichens for their diet. They can grow to a maximum of 20mm as a larva. The moth is quite attractive unlike the larvae. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/28/Cebysa_leucotelus_%2…
Distribution SE Australia http://bie.ala.org.au/species/Cebysa+leucotelus
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedSeptember 24, 2013
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