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


(Photo: courtesy of Colin Prickett, Rockingham, Western Australia)

This caterpillar appears to cover its case with the stamens of the flowers it is eating. It was found feeding on the flowers of

  • Pineapple Bush (Dasypogon bromeiifolius, DASYPOGONACEAE)


    (Photo: courtesy of Colin Prickett, Rockingham, Western Australia)

    The caterpillar was found in

  • Western Australia

    Caterpillars with similar cases were thought to be from the genus Heliocosma in the HELIOCOSMA GROUP rather than from PSYCHIDAE.


    slightly obscured close-up of head and thorax
    (Photo: courtesy of Colin Prickett, Rockingham, Western Australia)

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    (written 26 November 2020)