Metura elongatus
Saunders' Case Moth at Kambah, ACT
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| Metura elongatus | ibaird | 18 Apr 2017 | |
| Metura elongatus | HarveyPerkins | 30 Dec 2016 | |
| Unverified | HarveyPerkins | 30 Dec 2016 |
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3 comments
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".
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!
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
- 50mm or larger Animal size
Collections
- HarveyPerkins 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
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