Metura elongatus

Saunders' case moth at Lane Cove, NSW

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Location information

• Coordinates 151.167350-33.813444
• Altitude 77.3m
• Places Lane Cove, NSW

Sighting information

• At least 1 Abundance
• 16 Jan 2025 03:06 PM Recorded on
• Hejor1 Recorded by

• Collections

  Hejor1 NatureMapr Greater Sydney Case moths (Psychidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects

Additional information

• Larvae or nymphs 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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