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Lepidoscia casemoth?

Lepidoscia sp.?

Description:

About 14mm long. Tubular moth trying to resemble a piece of twig?

Habitat:

Resting on a barkless pine log in a local sports reserve.

Notes:

Psychidae? -> Lepidoscia ? http://bie.ala.org.au/species/Lepidoscia...

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2 Comments

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 10 years ago

Thanks Stephen. They do look close.

stho002
stho002 10 years ago

Maybe Lepidoscia or related Psychidae?

Mark Ridgway
Spotted by
Mark Ridgway

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Spotted on Mar 7, 2014
Submitted on Mar 7, 2014

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