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Tower Case moth

Psychidae sp., Subfamily Taleporiinae

Photo by lori.tas
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Field Notes

Description:

This case seems to have been used by a case moth larvae. It's one continuous spiral made out of pieces of dried grass stems of ever decreasing length and diameter Approximately 2.5cm (1 inch) long.

Habitat:

Dry sclerophyll bush land. This was attached to our poly water tank.

Reference Links:

Bagworm moth

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (7)
Mark Ridgway
I would say Lepidoscia sp. but surely this spiral couldn't be .arctiella with the stepped construction ? ?
MartinL
Lori I wonder if mine is the same. http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/17215491 Yours has pupated so we know it was a male and has 'left home' in search of females. Females remain in their case and remain wingless. I suspect your case is eggless.
Ava T-B
Fabulous construction! Wow!
lori.tas
Hi Cindy, it was about 2.5cm (1 inch). I'll add that info above.

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PublishedJanuary 28, 2012

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