| Telephone Casemoth PSYCHIDAE, TINEOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of
Steven & Alison Pearson,
Airlie Beach, Queensland)
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| Telephone Casemoth PSYCHIDAE, TINEOIDEA | (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley |
(Photo: courtesy of
Steven & Alison Pearson,
Airlie Beach, Queensland)
The case of this insect is like an old phone handset, and had a length of about 1.2 cms.
The one pictured here was on the bark of a Drypetes rainforest tree apparently feeding on
The case appears to be covered in finely chewd bits of Lichen.
The caterpillar is white with a brown head and collar.
The adult moth has off-white forewings with brown speckles.
The species has been found in
 caterpillar |  butterflies |  Lepidoptera |  moths |  caterpillar |
(written 25 September 2017, updated 8 April 2026)