Lepidoscia (genus) ADULT
A Case moth at Albert Park, VIC
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| Lepidoscia (genus) ADULT | ibaird | 14 Jul 2026 | |
| Lepidoscia (genus) ADULT | WendyEM | 13 Jul 2026 | |
| Psychidae (family) MATURE | WendyEM | 13 Jul 2026 | |
| Unverified | VacuumCleaner | 13 Jul 2026 |
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Scythropia Crataegella Perched on bitumen
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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
- Perched bitumen Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
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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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- More than one media file
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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