Australian bag moth
Cebysa leucotelus Walker
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Psychidae
Size range
- Small moth male 16 mm wingspan, female 8 mm length
Distribution
- Australian
- First found in Auckland in 1981
Life History
- Caterpillar forms an untidy bag to live in
- Found on rock walls and houses. Feeds on minute algae and lichen
- Adult female is often mistaken for a beetle. Adult female can fly, but only in short hops
- Male is fully winged
Additional images
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larval case of Australian Bagmoth
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Fully winged adult male
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Male and female moths. Photo by Steve Edge
