Lepidoscia lainodes
1 A Case moth (Psychidae) at Braemar, NSW
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| Lepidoscia lainodes | ibaird | 21 Jul 2024 | |
| Lepidoscia lainodes | donhe | 21 Jul 2024 | |
| Unverified | Curiosity | 20 Jul 2024 |
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I took these images just after the ones showing a moth in sighting 4581068. This tiny case is similar in size and looks to the moth case in that previous sighting. I'm not sure what is going on - the emerging insect doesn't appear to have wings but in image 2, I think I can see an antenna. Could a moth be in the process of breaking out of the pupal shell? At the time I wasn't sure if the insect was alive or dead. The next morning (19 July) I took image 3.
4 comments
21 Jul 2024
@Curiosity : or the larva itself ? Did this specimen yield a male when you kept it?
23 Jul 2024
Hi @donhe. I wish I could answer your question, but I didn't take the specimen inside to observe its development. I've never tried to do that with a butterfly or moth at the pupal stage, so I didn't even think of doing so. Next time!
23 Jul 2024
The segmented body looks more like a larva, but most Psychidae larvae have a black and white pattern on the head and thorax, see
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/psyc/psyc-cats.html
Anyway assuming it is a larva, I have taken the liberty of including a copy in
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/psyc/lainodes.html
Thanks, Don
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/psyc/psyc-cats.html
Anyway assuming it is a larva, I have taken the liberty of including a copy in
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/psyc/lainodes.html
Thanks, Don
Location information
- Coordinates 150.474918-34.433726
- Places Braemar, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 19 Jul 2024 08:43 AM Recorded on
- Curiosity Recorded by
- Cordyline in garden Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
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- Curiosity Southern Highlands NatureMapr Lepidoscia lainodes Case moths (Psychidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Lepidoscia lainodes Scientific name
- A Case moth (Psychidae) Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 125.46m Recorded at altitude
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