Metura elongatus
Saunders' Case Moth at Jerrabomberra, NSW
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| Metura elongatus | donhe | 6 Feb 2022 | |
| Metura elongatus | MichaelMulvaney | 6 Feb 2022 | |
| Unverified | Tmac | 6 Feb 2022 |
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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
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- Tmac Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- Tmac 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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