Messy-case Moth
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Messy-case Moth (Lomera sp ES02)Class: Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta)
Order: Butterflies & Moths (Lepidoptera)
Family: Case Moth (Tineoidea:Psychidae)     iNaturalist Observation
Species: Messy-case Moth (Lomera sp ES02)
This Photo:     🔍Larva, Case🔎
Thank you Ethan Beaver for identifying this species for us

General Species Information:
Found in the Riverland and possibly elsewhere
The case is ~15mm.
The larvae have very strong legs compared to most, as well as well developed antennae.
We thought this was Metura sp.
Copyright © 2019-2026 Brett & Marie Smith. All Rights Reserved. Photographed 17-Oct-2019
This species is an Australian Native Species, not listed in the SA Murray Mallee Survey of 2010.