OECOPHORIDAE
Lycid-mimicking Moth
Grey Bark Moth
Leaf-case Moths
Wattle Concealer Moth
Banded Concealer Moth I
Banded Concealer Moth II 
Purple Banded Concealer I
Purple-banded Concealer II
Banded Concealer Moth III 
Tube Concealer Moth
Tunnel Concealer Moth 
Banded Concealer Moth IV
Concealer Moth Caterpillars
 
XYLORYCTIDAE
Banded Timber Moth
Gum Tree Borer Moth
White Timber Moth I
Mottled Timber Moth
Bark Timber Moth
White Timber Moth II
Timber Moth Caterpillars 
 
BLASTOBASIDAE
Small Grey Moth
 
COSMOPTERIGIDAE
Small Banded Moth
Narrow-winged Moth 
 
GELECHIIDAE
Gelechid Moth 
 
LECITHOCERIDAE
Long-horned Moth
  
Unknown in this Group
 

                                               

Purple-banded Concealer Moth - Chrysonoma fascialis

Family Oecophoridae

This page contains information and pictures about Purple-banded Concealer Moths that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.

Body length 20mm
 
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Photos were taken in Karawatha Forest on August 2007.
 
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Found this moth again on Jan 2008 in Karawatha Forest 
 
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Nov 2009, Carbrook Wetland
 
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Mar 2010, Ford Road Conservation Area
 

Concealer Moth Caterpillar

The larvae live in portable cases formed from two irregular pieces cut from leaves of Eucalyptus or Lophostemon on which they feed. 
 
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? Chrysonoma fascialis, Case length 10mm 
 

Reference:
1. Moths of Australia - I. F. B. Common, Melbourne University Press, 1990, p 223, Plate 4.19.

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Last updated: August 02, 2011.