Case Moth at Bega, NSW
Identification history
| Metura elongata | 5 Mar 2019 | KerriLee | ||
| Psychidae (family) MATURE | 5 Mar 2019 | KerriLee | ||
| Unidentified | 2 Mar 2019 | Steff |
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User's notes
There were many of these catapiller type creatures along the wall and in the shrubs outside the Salvation Army Store in Bega. They ranged in length between 10 cm and about 20cm.
3 comments
JackieMiles
wrote:
3 Mar 2019
Case moth cocoons is the best that I can do. The shrubs are Grevilleas if that helps moth folk to get a bit closer to an ID.
KerriLee
wrote:
5 Mar 2019
Hi Steff. I think this may be Metura elongata. They're large caterpillars, they cover their silken case with short twigs, and they feed on a wide range plants. Here's a link with more info ... see what you think. In particular, see if you can get a glimpse of them when they're dragging their case along. You may see the striking orange and black patterns
Steff
wrote:
5 Mar 2019
Hi Kerry. Thanks for the info! I did see one moving along a branch, it's head was orange with black behind it but I wasn't able to get a photo.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.843275-36.674627
- Places Bega, NSW
Sighting information
- 27 Abundance
- 28 Feb 2019 01:48 PM Recorded on
- Steff Recorded by
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Collections
Insects Case moths (Psychidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Steff South Coast NatureMapr
Species information
- Psychidae (family) MATURE Scientific name
- Case Moth Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 669.4m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
