| Two-stick Case Moth PSYCHIDAE, TINEOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of
Susan Wishart,
Paddys River, Australian Capital Territory)
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| Two-stick Case Moth PSYCHIDAE, TINEOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of
Susan Wishart,
Paddys River, Australian Capital Territory)
This Caterpillar has a conical case which it covers with detritis. Clearly it does this at intervals, between which it moved to a different area, resulting in coloured bands along the case, so it is probably a Lepidoscia species. However, unlike other species in this genus, this caterpillar has attached a couple of sticks along the case.
The case has been observed to be an effective shield against attacks by ants.
Specimens have found in
The caterpillar is thought to be a Lepidoscia species.
 caterpillar |  butterflies |  Lepidoptera |  moths |  caterpillar |
(written 3 January 2018, updated 15 March 2021)