Undetermined Psychidae AK
PSYCHIDAE,   TINEOIDEA
 
Don Herbison-Evans
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
and
Stella Crossley


(Photo: courtesy of Bob Shepherd, Balfour Downs Station, Newman, Western Australia)

This Caterpillar covers its case in finely chewed vegetation, and attaches short bits of leaf sparsely, and also attaches some stems to the mouth of the case which stick out like a cone around the case.


(Photo: courtesy of Glenda McCormack , Balgo, Western Australia)

Specimens have been found in

  • Western Australia.

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    (written 22 September 2017, updated 18 March 2023)