(sometimes misidentified as Metura oceanica Viette 1963) PSYCHIDAE, TINEOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of
Eathan Beaver,
Banyabba, New South Wales)
The Caterpillar of this species covers its case with pieces of leaf. The case can grow to a length of up to 10 cms.
The caterpillar is thought to feed on :
The adult male moth is basically yellow, with a black thorax, and black hairs along the back of the abdomen. The wingspan is about 5 cms.
The species has been found in Australia in
Further reading :
Ethan P. Beaver,
Revision of the genus Metura (Lepidoptera: Psychidae) with description of two new species,
Zootaxa,
Volume 4861, Part 2 (2020), pp. 203-205.
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(written 19 September 2021, updated 19 July 2024)