Saunders' case moth at Parkes, ACT
Identification history
| Metura elongatus | 11 Mar 2023 | donhe | ||
| Metura elongatus | 10 Mar 2023 | ibaird | ||
| Metura (genus) | 10 Mar 2023 | Hejor1 |
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3 comments
donhe
wrote:
10 Mar 2023
How big is it? Metura elongatus normally has sparse short sticks attached to the case like this. The other named Australian Metura species does not attach sticks.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.141783-35.292331
- Altitude 561.0m
- Maps Commonwealth & Kings Parks Mount Ainslie to Black Mountain
- Places Parkes, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 10 Mar 2023 01:45 PM Recorded on
- Hejor1 Recorded by
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Collections
Insects Case moths (Psychidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Hejor1 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
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