Metura elongatus

Saunders' case moth at Emu Creek

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.075069-35.247990
• Altitude 600.0m
• Maps Emu Creek Flea Bog Flat to Emu Creek Corridor
• Places Belconnen, ACT

Sighting information

• 1 Abundance
• 3 Feb 2024 11:41 AM Recorded on
• JohnGiacon Recorded by

• Collections

  Insects Case moths (Psychidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) JohnGiacon

Additional information

• Coronidium Associated plant
• 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
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• Synonyms

  Metura elongata Metura elongatus

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