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Australian Bagmoth

Cebysa leucotelus

Description:

Flightless female moth. Size 8mm. Male can fly. Is not irridescent.

Habitat:

Tree trunks, rock walls and houses. Caterpillar weaves a silken bag to live in. Feeds on minute algae and lichen.

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2 Comments

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 11 years ago

Spectacular! Welcome to Project Noah! Could you add this beauty to my mission, "Moths of the World?" Thank you very much!
http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8841...

Beautiful colors! Nice spotting, babilla.

babilla
Spotted by
babilla

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Spotted on Apr 14, 2013
Submitted on Apr 21, 2013

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