Saunders' case moth at Acton, ACT
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.
Metura elongatus leaves areas of silk showing, and uses sticks of various lengths.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.110467-35.278843
- Altitude 604.7m
- Maps ANBG
- Places Acton, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 17 Jan 2019 08:29 AM Recorded on
- AlisonMilton Recorded by
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Collections
Insects Case moths (Psychidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) AlisonMilton Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
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
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Synonyms
Metura elongata Metura elongatus
