Metura elongatus

Saunders' Case Moth at Higgins, ACT

Metura elongatus at Higgins, ACT - 1 Oct 2020 08:45 AM
Metura elongatus at Higgins, ACT - 1 Oct 2020 08:45 AM
Metura elongatus at Higgins, ACT - 1 Oct 2020 08:45 AM
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Metura elongatus 1 Oct 2020 ibaird
Metura elongatus 1 Oct 2020 AlisonMilton

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Collected and reared to adulthood.

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ibaird wrote:
   1 Oct 2020
Well done Alison, great to see.

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Location information

Sighting information

Additional information

  • 25mm to 50mm Animal size
  • Male Gender

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
  • Synonyms

    Metura elongata Metura elongatus

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