Metura elongatus

Saunders' Case Moth at Kambah, ACT

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Identification history

Metura elongatus	18 Apr 2017	ibaird
Metura elongatus	30 Dec 2016	HarveyPerkins
Unverified	30 Dec 2016	HarveyPerkins

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3 comments

HarveyPerkins wrote:

30 Dec 2016

Can I suggest we include Psychidae as a discrete subset of the moths (Psychidae family) rather than being included miscellaneously under "Other Moths".

ibaird wrote:

19 Apr 2017

Psychidae is now recognised as a discrete subset of the moths.

ibaird wrote:

19 Apr 2017

Based on the Atlas of Living Australia link - and my fond recollection of this species as 'Saunders Case Moth' from Nature Study classes in the 1950s at Heidelberg State School No 294, I accept Harvey Perkin's suggestion!

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Location information

Coordinates 149.036621 -35.393728
Places Kambah, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
22 May 2016 04:22 PM Recorded on
HarveyPerkins Recorded by
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HarveyPerkins Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Case moths (Psychidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects

Additional information

50mm or larger Animal size

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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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania