Metura elongatus

Saunders' Case Moth at Jerrabomberra, NSW

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Identification history

Metura elongatus	6 Feb 2022	donhe
Metura elongatus	6 Feb 2022	MichaelMulvaney
Unverified	6 Feb 2022	Tmac

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Caterpillar, Moving in large Cocoon attached! Cocoon was about 10-15cm long & approx 1.5 - 2cm wide. it came out most 2 - 3 leg sets. (so not sure on its actual bug length, but was about 7 - 10mm wide! I went away for 5 min, came back, and it was gone. Any ideas what this may turn into? Pest or something good? Native or Exotic? Any idea what it might be? Thanks in advance!

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Location information

Maps Mount Jerrabomberra Mount Jerrabomberra QP
Places Jerrabomberra, NSW

Sighting information

1 Abundance
Tmac Recorded by
Collections
Tmac Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Case moths (Psychidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects

Additional information

12mm to 25mm Animal size

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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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania