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Panacela lewinae (Lewin's bag-shelter moth)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Lewin's Bag Shelter Moth (Panacela lewinae) is a moth of the Eupterotidae family. It is found from southern Queensland to southern New South Wales. The wingspan is about 30 mm. The caterpillars live communally in a shelter on their food plant, made of leaves joined by silk. They spend the day in this shelter and come out to feed at night. They feed on Eucalyptus, Lophostemon, Angophora and Syncarpia (including Syncarpia glomulifera) species, as well as Chamaecytisus prolifer, Pinus radiata and Exocarpus cupressiformis. The hairs of the caterpillars can cause skin irritation (Urticaria).
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Prey / Diet

Eucalyptus acmenoides (white-mahogany)[1]
Eucalyptus paniculata (gray ironbark)[1]
Eucalyptus propinqua (gray gum)[1]
Pinus patula (Jelecote pine)[1]
Pinus radiata (Monterey pine)[1]

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Attributes / relations provided by
1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0