Scale is in mm. On Azalea
Scale in mm. On a clotheline.
Scale in mm. On brickwork
Found on Trimenia moorei (Bitter Vine)
Not expecting an ID on these seeing as the moth photo's are so bad, these were some lichen-y cocoons which I was finding everywhere and on our block so I tried to grow through to see what came out but they hatched while I was away and by the time I looked at them they weren't great specimens for photographing..
Photos of the cocoon and pupa:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/90358264
A mating pair found on garden plant. The larger moth, on the right in photos, did an elaborate flying display before settling near it's mate.
Observation Link Tree
Adult Specimen 1 - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/177279419
Adult Specimen 2 - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/177279903
New larva and cocoons - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/177281152
Pupa - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/177281770
Found in a small garden patch in town. This patch had quite the bagworm infestation.
*my computer is broken, and my mother's PC has difficulties with file explorer. I have to upload these on my phone.
Observation Link Tree
Adult Specimen 1 - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/177279419
Adult Specimen 2 - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/177279903
New larva and cocoons - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/177281152
Pupa - https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/177281770
Found in a small garden patch in town. This patch had quite the bagworm infestation.
*my computer is broken, and my mother's PC has difficulties with file explorer. I have to upload these on my phone.
Revisited the area, found the female with an organ sticking out. Not sure if she's already mated and laying eggs.
Records
Arranged newest at top
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/224837608
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/224585010
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/224324111
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/224083937
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/223895286
Possible hostplant:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/231303517
An emerged female!
Records
Arranged newest at top
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/224837608
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/224585010
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/224324111
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/224083937
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/223895286
Possible hostplant:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/231303517
May well be variagata but going to be checked prior to me assigning to species
On Rosemary, two males attracted to the flightless females pheromones.
White dots on body. Is this just a different stage of development of the Saunders case moth?
Numerous small ?cocoons made of rolled leaf pieces.
Ranging from 14mm to 20mm with silk thread approx. 10mm to 20mm long.
Found suspended from garden edging, and acacia tree trunk and several miniature agapathus leaves at approx. 10 to 80cm above ground, with the average height above ground level being 50cm.
Case moth found on rock face in our Rainforest Patch. Moves around feeding then stops in one place. Specimen raised inside to see what it hatched into. 6mm long.
Alligator Creek, Bowling Green Bay National Park.
Eating, building larval case. Plant Dianella.
Case 10-15 mm long.
Five individuals seen walking on fence-post.
Looks to be the same case design as this specimen from nearby: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/36248328
Case Moth
Identified as Psychidae on Bowerbird by Ken Harris: "Dianne, I think you picked the wrong case-moth family. The Coleophoridae are mostly very small moths, I am sure that your case-moth is one of the Psychidae"
eating Banksia marginata
This case moth is carrying its newly-made case up a Eucalyptus tree.
Psychidae 12mm : RPRR
Case Moth (10mm) - using flower parts of Yellow Buttons (Chrysocephalum apiculatum)
Tiny dalek...Log Cabin Casemoth, Psychidae Family
maybe...
Case Moth 4
Identified as Psychidae on Bowerbird by Graeme Cocks
Case Moth 2
Identified as Psychidae on Bowerbird by Graeme Cocks
Seems to lave an empty larvae case on the end
Case Moth
Identified as Psychidae on Bowerbird by Ken Walker: "This is a great image showing a wingless female moth freshly emerged from her case. She will be releasing pheromones to attract a winged male to fly in and mate with her. As you can imagine, she cannot fly to get any food so she will not live very long. This is a rare image to catch a female case moth alive. Thanks for sharing."
Wasp parasitising Case moth caterpillars on Drooping Sheoak