#bag moth

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Found this dead bunch of grass crawling across my driveway today. I identified it as a Saunders case moth, or bag moth or bagworm. After a couple of photos I moved it into some vegetation.

I learnt something new! This was a male. The females are a different colour, and they don't grow wings even after they pupate, and they never leave the case.

Thanks to @onenicebugperday for inspiring me.

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#392 - Lewin's Case Moth

Clania lewinii - most easily distinguished from Clania ignobilis, because this species cuts all its twigs off evenly, without leaving one of two protruding far out behind.

Wagga Wagga airport, NSW

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#391 - Faggot Case Moth

.Clania ignobilis. An extremely unfortunate common name, but in this case it refers to the resemblance to a bundle of firewood.

This one, from Hammond Park, Perth, was still quite young. As they get older, they'll use bigger twigs, but each time they'll leave one or two twigs much longer than the rest.