Unidentified case moth or bagworm at Melbourne, VIC
Identification history
| Psychidae (family) IMMATURE | 22 Sep 2025 | ibaird | ||
| Psychidae (family) IMMATURE | 22 Sep 2025 | donhe | ||
| Lomera (genus) | 21 Sep 2025 | ibaird | ||
| Lomera (genus) | 21 Sep 2025 | donhe | ||
| Metura elongatus | 19 Sep 2025 | WendyEM | ||
| Clania lewinii & similar Casemoths | 19 Sep 2025 | Hejor1 |
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3 comments
WendyEM
wrote:
21 Sep 2025
I don't think it is big enough to be a late instar. I still think it looks like Metura elongatus. There is a chance the larva is dead/gone so not filling its bag out fully so sticks don't look as spaced out.
Location information
- Coordinates 144.978994-37.832431
- Altitude 22.9m
- Places Melbourne, VIC
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 19 Sep 2025 12:48 PM Recorded on
- Hejor1 Recorded by
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Collections
Hejor1 NatureMapr Psychidae (family) IMMATURE Case moths (Psychidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Additional information
- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Species information
- Psychidae (family) IMMATURE Scientific name
- Unidentified case moth or bagworm Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1694.5m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Psychidae sp.
Record quality
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- More than one media file
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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