Metura elongatus

Saunders' Case Moth at Dickson, ACT

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.149055-35.251662
• Altitude 625.0m
• Maps Dickson Wetland Dickson Wetland Corridor
• Places Dickson, ACT

Sighting information

• 1 Abundance
• 7 Jul 2024 10:19 AM Recorded on
• AlisonMilton Recorded by

• Collections

  AlisonMilton Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Metura elongatus Case moths (Psychidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects

Additional information

• 12mm to 25mm Animal size
• Male Gender
• Larvae Breeding behaviour

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

• Synonyms

  Metura elongata Metura elongatus

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