Undetermined Psychidae AJ PSYCHIDAE,   TINEOIDEA

Don Herbison-Evans (donherbisonevans@yahoo.com) and Stella Crossley

(Specimen: courtesy of the The Australian Museum)

This Caterpillar attaches a few sticks at the mouth of the case, and the rest of the case is covered in finely chewed fragments of vegetation. The case can grow to a length of up to 4 cms.

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(updated 29 November 2009, 24 September 2017)