| Tapered Flaky Casemoth PSYCHIDAE, TINEOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of
arjay,
Charleys Forest, New South Wales)
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| Tapered Flaky Casemoth PSYCHIDAE, TINEOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of
arjay,
Charleys Forest, New South Wales)
This Caterpillar covers its case with flakes of bark. The case tapered to a narrow anal tip. The case had a length of about 4 cms.
The caterpillar was found in
Because the case tapers: the caterpillar is thought to be a Lepidoscia species.
 caterpillar |  butterflies |  Lepidoptera |  moths |  caterpillar |
(written 17 April 2023)