Metura elongatus

1 Saunders' Case Moth at Higgins, ACT

Metura elongatus at Higgins, ACT - 23 Feb 2019 02:40 PM
Metura elongatus at Higgins, ACT - 23 Feb 2019 02:40 PM
Metura elongatus at Higgins, ACT - 23 Feb 2019 02:40 PM
Metura elongatus at Higgins, ACT - 23 Feb 2019 02:40 PM
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Metura elongatus 23 Feb 2019 donhe
Metura elongatus 23 Feb 2019 AlisonMilton

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AlisonMilton wrote:
   18 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 Case moth (Psychidae) Metura elongatus (Saunders' case moth) on 14 Mar 2019 and Case moth (Psychidae) 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.

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  • Grevillia Associated plant

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

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