Subject: “Australian” Bagworm Moth
Location: Epsom, Auckland
March 14, 2014 2:54 pm
Never seen one before but I spotted and I think correctly identified an Australian Bag Moth yesterday 14 March 2014 in Epsom, Auckland
Signature: Lindsay
Dear Lindsay,
Thanks for submitting your photo of a flightless, female Bagworm Moth, Cebysa leucotelus. According to Nature Watch: “It is found in New Zealand and the southern half of Australia (Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia). The adult female moth has black wings with yellow wingtips and patches, but they do not expand properly, so she is not able to fly. The male has a similar pattern and colouring, but has no iridescence. His wings are fully developed and adult males can fly normally. The larvae feed on lichen.”
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