Metura elongatus

Saunders' case moth at Acton, ACT

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.109781-35.277725
• Altitude 624.0m
• Maps ANBG
• Places Acton, ACT

Sighting information

• 1 Abundance
• 25 Sep 2024 12:15 PM Recorded on
• HelenCross Recorded by

• Collections

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

Additional information

• Larvae Breeding behaviour
• 25mm to 50mm 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

• Synonyms

  Metura elongata Metura elongatus

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