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Tower case moth

Lepidoscia arctiella

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Description:

A conical house for a casemoth. These live on Acacia and attach a row of twigs spirally to grow an ever increasingly spacious home.

Habitat:

Acacia

Notes:

Tower Case Moth - Lepidoscia arctiella Psychidae

1 Species ID Suggestions

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Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 11 years ago
Tower case moth
Lepidoscia arctiella Psychidae (Case & Bag Moths) - Insects of Tasmania: Lepidoptera


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4 Comments

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Ava T-B
Ava T-B 10 years ago

Please consider adding this spotting to the Animal Architecture mission at http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8082...

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MartinL
MartinL 11 years ago

Thank you Argy Bee and Yuko.

YukoChartraw
YukoChartraw 11 years ago

Amazing find!

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Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 11 years ago

Oops.. sorry you were editing it martin :) nice place for a break ?

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MartinL
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MartinL

New South Wales, Australia

Spotted on Jan 15, 2013
Submitted on Jan 19, 2013

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