Psychidae (family) IMMATURE

Unidentified case moth or bagworm at Nitmiluk, NT

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Identification history

Psychidae (family) IMMATURE	29 May 2025	donhe
Psychidae (family) IMMATURE	28 May 2025	WendyEM
Unverified	27 May 2025	HelenCross

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3 comments

WendyEM wrote:

28 May 2025

Intriguing critters ! There is SO MUCH to learn about Psychidae.

ibaird wrote:

28 May 2025

Any ideas to the plant species these were photgraphed on?
Perhaps Lomera xanthochrysa?
https://www.butterflyhouse.com.au/lepidoptera/psyc/xanthochrysa.html

HelenCross wrote:

29 May 2025

Sorry, will try and remember to get more images of plants the Psychidae are on

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Location information

Coordinates 132.472431 -14.312578
Altitude 186.1m
Maps Nitmiluk National Park
Places Nitmiluk, NT

Sighting information

2 Abundance
14 May 2025 11:38 AM Recorded on
HelenCross Recorded by
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HelenCross NatureMapr Top End and Big Rivers Case moths (Psychidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects

Additional information

12mm to 25mm Animal size

Species information

Psychidae (family) IMMATURE Scientific name
Unidentified case moth or bagworm Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1694.5m Recorded at altitude
Machine learning
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Record quality

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Verified by an expert moderator
Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania