Metura elongatus

Saunders' case moth at Acton, ACT

Metura elongatus at Acton, ACT - 17 Jan 2019
Metura elongatus at Acton, ACT - 17 Jan 2019
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Identification history

Metura elongatus 17 Jan 2019 ibaird
Metura elongatus 17 Jan 2019 donhe
Clania lewinii & similar Casemoths 17 Jan 2019 AlisonMilton

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2 comments

donhe wrote:
   18 Jan 2019
Clania lewinii covers its silk case entirely with sticks all of much the same length.
Metura elongatus leaves areas of silk showing, and uses sticks of various lengths.
AlisonMilton wrote:
   18 Jan 2019
Thanks

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Sighting information

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
  • Machine learning
  • External link More information
  • Synonyms

    Metura elongata Metura elongatus
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