A Case moth at Albert Park, VIC
Identification history
| Lepidoscia (genus) ADULT | 14 Jul 2026 | ibaird | ||
| Lepidoscia (genus) ADULT | 13 Jul 2026 | WendyEM | ||
| Psychidae (family) MATURE | 13 Jul 2026 | WendyEM | ||
| Unverified | 13 Jul 2026 | VacuumCleaner |
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Scythropia Crataegella Perched on bitumen
1 comment
WendyEM
wrote:
13 Jul 2026
While Scythropia crataegella (Yponomeutidae) might be trialed as a biological control for Hawthorn in Australia I have not found evidence of this. This moth looks like a Psychidae to me.
Location information
- Places Albert Park, VIC
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- VacuumCleaner Recorded by
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Adi NatureMapr Latest Lepidoscia (genus) ADULT Case moths (Psychidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Additional information
- Perched bitumen Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Species information
- Lepidoscia (genus) ADULT Scientific name
- A Case moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 647.8m Recorded at altitude
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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