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.

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At a glance

Habitat Urban and natural environments in mostly higher rainfall areas
Size Can grow to around 8mm
Origin Native
Distribution South-eastern Australia From NSW to Tasmania also found in New Zealand
Descriptions
Distribution
South-eastern Australia From NSW to Tasmania also found in New Zealand
Habitat
Urban and natural environments in mostly higher rainfall areas
Size
Can grow to around 8mm
Common Name Australian Bag Moth
Aliases lichen bag moth,
Origin Native
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Distribution provided by The Atlas of Living Australia

Classification

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
SubphylumHexapoda
ClassInsecta
SubclassPterygotes
OrderLepidoptera
SuborderDitrysia
SuperfamilyTineoidea
FamilyPsychidae
GenusCebysa
SpeciesCebysa leucotelus
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