Conoeca guildingi (A case moth)

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The caterpillars live in a conical case covered with small pieces of chewed bark, very like that of some Lepidoscia species, but different in having a splayed opening.

The adults are grey with a variable pattern of darker and lighter blotches or speckles. The moths are similar in size to Lepidoscia saxosa, which has narrower forewings and is usually plain mottled grey-brown without the darker and lighter blotches or speckles of C. guildingi.

Conoeca guildingi is listed in the following regions:

Canberra & Southern Tablelands | Southern Highlands | New England | New South Wales North Coast | Barwon South West