Australian Bagmoth at Melbourne, VIC
Identification history
| Cebysa leucotelus | 21 Sep 2025 | WendyEM | ||
| Cebysa leucotelus | 21 Sep 2025 | donhe | ||
| Psychidae (family) IMMATURE | 19 Sep 2025 | Hejor1 |
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3 comments
donhe
wrote:
21 Sep 2025
@Hejor1 : Great photos of naked larva. Try giving it some chopped up tinsel to decorate its new case with.
donhe
wrote:
21 Sep 2025
The Message system isnt working, so just a note that I have added copies of two of your photos to
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/psyc/leucotelus.html
I hope that is OK ?
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/psyc/leucotelus.html
I hope that is OK ?
Location information
- Coordinates 144.980150-37.830244
- Altitude 19.9m
- Places Melbourne, VIC Melbourne, VIC
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 19 Sep 2025 01:53 PM Recorded on
- Hejor1 Recorded by
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Collections
Hejor1 NatureMapr Cebysa leucotelus Case moths (Psychidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Species information
- Cebysa leucotelus Scientific name
- Australian Bagmoth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 894.2m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
- Description
- Additional attributes