Metura elongatus

Saunders' case moth at Acton, ACT

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.108918-35.278878
• Maps ANBG
• Places Acton, ACT

Sighting information

• 1 Abundance
• 1 Sep 2024 02:36 AM Recorded on
• Cristy1676 Recorded by

• Collections

  Insects Case moths (Psychidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Cristy1676 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

• Eucalyptus tree trunk Associated plant
• 50mm or larger Animal size
• Alive / healthy Animal health

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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