Australian Bag Moth

Cebysa leucotelus

Bug Life Native IUCN: Not Evaluated

About

Adult females are small brightly-coloured metallic blue and orange moths with reduced wings. They cannot fly. Adult males have brown and yellow colouration, are fully-winged and can fly. Males and females look very different.

A view of the different stages and sexes of this Moth

Size

Can grow to around 8mm

Habitat

Urban and natural environments in mostly higher rainfall areas

Distribution

South-eastern Australia From NSW to Tasmania also found in New Zealand

Local Sightings

1 recorded sighting in and around the area.

References & citations (1)
  1. The Atlas of Living Australia (accessed 2021-09-22 14:03:33)

Header image: (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) © Reiner Richter

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