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Metura elongatus
1 Saunders' case moth at Higgins, ACT
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Identification history
| Metura elongatus | 23 Feb 2019 | donhe | ||
| Metura elongatus | 23 Feb 2019 | Alison Milton | ||
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Alison Milton wrote:
17 May 2019
Update: A few days after this sighting the caterpillar had moved to my garage door, where it stayed for seven days (without eating), each day climbing a little further up the door. By day seven I thought it was about to pupate so collected it and took it inside. To my surprise, three months later it is still in its caterpillar form. I also collected a second specimen (sightings 
Metura elongatus (Saunders' case moth) on 14 Mar 2019 and Psychidae sp. (family) (Unidentified case moth or bagworm) on 23 Feb 2019 - in an earlier instar) hoping they may be male and female. Both are still in caterpillar form. Eagerly awaiting a transformation.
Metura elongatus (Saunders' case moth) on 14 Mar 2019 and Psychidae sp. (family) (Unidentified case moth or bagworm) on 23 Feb 2019 - in an earlier instar) hoping they may be male and female. Both are still in caterpillar form. Eagerly awaiting a transformation.Please Login or Register to comment.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.029488-35.238236
- Altitude 661.4m
- Places Higgins, ACT
Species information
- Not Sensitive
- Local Native
- Non-Invasive
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- Grevillia Associated plant
- 23 Feb 2019 Recorded on
- Alison Milton Recorded by
