Saunders' Case Moth at Evatt, ACT
Identification history
| Metura elongatus | 19 Sep 2018 | donhe | ||
| Metura elongatus | 19 Sep 2018 | MichaelBedingfield | ||
| Unverified | 18 Sep 2018 | TimL |
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User's notes
The caterpillar secured the 17 cm long case to a tree by attaching silk thread to the bark and then arching backwards to draw out more of the silk thread.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.064219-35.213245
- Places Evatt, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 15 Sep 2018 03:40 PM Recorded on
- TimL Recorded by
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Collections
TimL Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Metura elongatus Case moths (Psychidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
Species information
- Metura elongatus Scientific name
- Saunders' Case Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 819.3m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Metura elongata Metura elongatus