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Hemibela sp.
Three hollowed-out twigs of varying calibre and about 10 mm long were sticking out perpendicular to the leaf-blade. The leaf lamina around two of the tubes had holes were the larvae had been feeding.
Spotted on a young eucalyptus tree in a nature reserve. All three larvae/tubes were seen on neighbouring branches, on the same tree.
These are shelters made to size by larvae of the concealer moth of the Hemibela species. The larvae cut pieces of twigs and hollow them out before using them as a shelter. They feed head down and when they no longer fit the tube, they seek out a thicker twig and make another home.
Family: Oecophoridae
Spotted on Mar 25, 2015
Submitted on Mar 25, 2015
3 Comments
Interesting!
Amazing!
How neat!
It cannot conceal the chew marks.