Metura elongatus
Saunders' Case Moth at Narrabundah, ACT
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| Metura elongatus | donhe | 24 Sep 2018 | |
| Metura elongatus | KenT | 23 Sep 2018 | |
| Unverified | YellowButton | 23 Sep 2018 |
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User's notes
Climbed the metal hat to the top and now is spinning a web and attaching itself to the gate. Approx 15 cm long. Leave are woven into the end
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.148826-35.332880
- Altitude 149.1m
- Places Narrabundah, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 23 Sep 2018 12:50 PM Recorded on
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- Climbing up a metal gate near a eucalyptus tree Associated plant
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
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- YellowButton 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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