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Stick Case Moth

Clania Lewinii

Photo by Mark Ridgway
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

32mm long casemoth; case made of straight parallel cut sticks of uniform diameter.

Habitat:

Embedded in the rough bark of Eucalyptus microcarpa

Reference Links:

Clania lewinii

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)
Mark Ridgway
All these sticks are similar length. Sometimes a related species(?) might make one or two sticks much longer. Here's a link to another which makes 2 of the sticks longer (reason unknown). http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/8895860
Ietermagog
How intriguing ... not seen it before!

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PublishedJanuary 31, 2012

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