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.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Psychidae |
| Genus: | Clania |
| Species: | C. ignobilis
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| Clania ignobilis Grote, 1873
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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 it which it lives and pupates.
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