Metura elongatus

Saunders' case moth at Porters Creek, NSW

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Location information

• Coordinates 150.322165-35.239220
• Altitude 601.3m
• Maps Morton National Park
• Places Porters Creek, NSW

Sighting information

• 1 Abundance
• 7 Oct 2023 11:17 AM Recorded on
• LyndalT Recorded by

• Collections

  LyndalT NatureMapr South Coast Case moths (Psychidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects

Additional information

• 25mm to 50mm Animal size
• Acacia Associated plant
• False Pollinator Insect on Flower

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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