Amateur entomologist with a particular interest in Australian Psychidae (case moths). I started collecting and rearing Psychidae I've found in the Greater Melbourne Region in early 2018 with the aim of learning and understanding more about these quirky creatures. My goals are to document their lifecycles, behaviours, parasitoids, etc.. I’m also keen to collect and rear those case styles where the species is currently unknown, to help identify them.

Projects
Psychidae (Case Moths) of Australia https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/psychidae-case-moths-of-australia
Log Cabin Case Moths of Australia https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/projects/log-cabin-case-moths-of-australia
Blog: https://casemothcapers.wordpress.com/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQeieiWS9Gn2UMguoLj-p-Q/videos

The species I've collected and reared so far are:

• Metura elongatus
• Hyalarcta nigrescens
• Clania ignobilis
• Clania lewinii
• Trigonocyttara clandestina
• Lepidoscia lainodes

The parasitoid species I've encountered so far are:

• Echthromorpha intricatoria (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae), parasitoid of Metura elongatus
• Sericopimpla australis (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae), parasitoid of Hyalarcta nigrescens
• Sathon moratus (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), parasitoid of Hyalarcta nigrescens
• Chlorogastropsis orga (Diptera: Tachinidae), parasitoid of Metura elongatus
• Tritaxys sp. (Diptera: Tachinidae), parasitoid of Hyalarcta nigrescens