Hyalarcta nigrescens
Ribbed Case Moth at Wodonga, VIC
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| Hyalarcta nigrescens | MichaelMulvaney | 7 Mar 2021 | |
| Unverified | KylieWaldon | 7 Mar 2021 |
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User's notes
This one gum tree had these white casings on the trunk which looked like something had broken out of them. They were very noticeable on the dark trunk. Some kind of insect?
1 comment
7 Mar 2021
The caterpillar feeds on gum leaves - the adult female lacks wings and never leaves the case
Location information
- Coordinates 146.901541-36.139038
- Places Wodonga, VIC
Sighting information
- 3 Abundance
- 7 Mar 2021 09:50 AM Recorded on
- KylieWaldon Recorded by
Collections
- KylieWaldon Albury, Wodonga NatureMapr Hyalarcta nigrescens Case moths (Psychidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Hyalarcta nigrescens Scientific name
- Ribbed Case Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 819.99m Recorded at altitude
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Record quality
Quality score
4 / 7
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- Description
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