Clania ignobilis

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Clania ignobilis
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Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Psychidae
Genus: Clania
Species:
C. ignobilis
Binomial name
Clania ignobilis
Grote, 1873
Synonyms
  • Entometa ignobilisWalker, 1869
  • Eumeta ernestiHeylaerts, 1885

Clania ignobilis, the faggot case moth, is a species of moth of the family Psychidae. It is found in New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria.

Adult males have wingspan of about 30 mm. The female is wingless.

The larvae feed on Eucalyptus , Betula pendula , Callitris and Pinus species. It constructs a silken case of 40–50 mm in which it lives and pupates.