Wattle Case Moth PSYCHIDAE, TINEOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of
Peter Chew,
Karawatha Forest, Queensland)
These Caterpillars live and pupate in a silken case covered in unoriented twigs and detritus. The case can grow to a length of up to 3 cms.
To feed: the caterpillar attaches its case to a leaf with silk, and extends its head and body to chew the leaf. The caterpillars feed exclusively on
The caterpillars pipate in their case, and possibly the males partly extrude the pupa from the case to emerge and fly away.
The species has been found in
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(written 24 December 2022, updated 20 July 2024)