Saunders' Case Moth at Corunna, NSW
Identification history
| Metura elongata | 13 Dec 2020 | GlennCocking | ||
| Metura elongata | 18 May 2019 | RobParnell |
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User's notes
The case was in a large Cherry Ballart in the Mystery Bay campground. I have added the poor photos of the caterpillar (taken at night) to show colour and that it was eating a single leaf of cherry ballart
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Location information
- Coordinates 150.132570-36.296755
- Places Corunna, NSW
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 15 May 2019 08:13 PM Recorded on
- RobParnell Recorded by
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Collections
RobParnell South Coast NatureMapr Metura elongatus Case moths (Psychidae) Moths (Lepidoptera) Insects
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
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Synonyms
Metura elongata Metura elongatus