Today I revisited the bush that had the case moths in abundance and noticed that a lot of them were quite active. One in particular was manipulating a small stick that it had already cut. It seemed to be 'licking' the surface of the stick I thought perhaps it was laying down an adhesive coating prior to placing it on the case. This is a small video.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/boobook48/8134102822/
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Monday, 29 October 2012
Monday, 22 October 2012
The curious case of the calytrix and the case moths
One shrub in my garden, only one of many, is covered in case moths. It's a Calytix tetragona that was covered in a mass of pink flowers several weeks ago. Now I'm wondering if the moths have been there a while or just arrived. And I'm wondering what it is about this particular plant species that they like.
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